Where does “дългъ” come from?

дългъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- — to owe, be indebted to.

дългъ (Old Church Slavonic): Alternative spelling of длъгъ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of длъгъ

Ancestry of “дългъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ →