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Where does “lengida” come from?

lengida (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “lengida”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lengida”

  • lengede
  • Längt
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