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Where does “langr” come from?

langr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langr (Old Norse): "; long, far, distant; long

Definitions

  1. "; long, far, distant; long

Ancestry of “langr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclangazlong
2Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “langr”

  • långsiktig
  • förlänga
  • lång
  • långtradare
  • långtradarchaufför
  • långvägare
  • långsida
  • långsmal
  • långstrumpa
  • Pippi Långstrump
  • langrenn
  • livslang
  • lang
  • langfinger
  • langfredag
  • langskip
  • langtidsvarsel
  • knelang
  • langsiktig
  • langbeint
  • lange
  • langbukse
  • mellemlang
  • alenlang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →