Where does “long” come from?

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

long (Old English): Alternative form of lang; long

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lang; long

Ancestry of “long”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
2Proto-West Germaniclanglong
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “long”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →