Where does “lenger” come from?

lenger (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lenge, from Old Norse lengi, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

lenger (Norwegian Nynorsk): comparative degree of lenge

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of lenge

Ancestry of “lenger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklengefor long
2Old Norselengilong
3Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →
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