Where does “langian” come from?

langian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *langōn, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

langian (Old English): to long, yearn for; to grieve for, pine, be...

Definitions

  1. to long, yearn for; to grieve for, pine, be...

Ancestry of “langian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
2Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “langian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *langōn →