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Where does “lungen” come from?

lungen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lungen (Old English): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “lungen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
2Proto-Germaniclungôlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lungen”

  • lung
  • lungful
  • lungfish
  • lungwort
  • lungworm
  • lungless
  • midlung
  • lunglike
  • nonlung
  • biolung
  • lunglessness
  • lunge
  • longe
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