Where does “langung” come from?

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

langung (Old English): longing, desire; weariness, grief; lengthening,...

Definitions

  1. longing, desire; weariness, grief; lengthening,...

Ancestry of “langung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlangianto long, yearn for; to grieve for, pine, be...
2Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “langung”

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