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Where does “lengþu” come from?

lengþu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lengþu (Old English): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “lengþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengþu”

  • length
  • lengthy
  • wavelength
  • lengthwise
  • lengthen
  • lengthways
  • lengthily
  • daylength
  • wirelength
  • multiwavelength
  • subwavelength
  • wordlength
  • lengthiness
  • arclength
  • overlength
  • lengthener
  • sidelength
  • lengthed
  • codelength
  • armlength
  • bitlength
  • multilength
  • scalelength
  • steplength
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