Where does “langēn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “langēn”, 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 “langēn”

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