Where does “lengen” come from?

lengen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “lengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langijaną →
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