Where does “skulderlang” come from?

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

skulderlang (Norwegian Nynorsk): hair shoulder-length

Definitions

  1. hair shoulder-length

Ancestry of “skulderlang”, step by step

skulderlang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Norwegian Nynorsk skulder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskuldera shoulder; plural indefinite of skuld
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →