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Where does “lengja” come from?

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

lengja (Old Norse): to lengthen; long strap

Definitions

  1. to lengthen; long strap

Ancestry of “lengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengja”

  • longer
  • lingering
  • linger
  • lingeringly
  • linge
  • lingerer
  • lingereth
  • lingerest
  • overlinger
  • lingersome
  • længes
  • længsel
  • longere
  • lengen
  • longer
  • lengeren
  • lenger
  • lengjask
  • længia
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