Where does “langarma” come from?

langarma (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lang, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langarma (Norwegian Nynorsk): having long arms

Definitions

  1. having long arms

Ancestry of “langarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →