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Where does “lengjask” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lengjask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselengjato lengthen; long strap
2Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lengjask”

  • længes
  • længsel
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