Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “langer” come from?

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

langer (Old Swedish): long

Definitions

  1. long

Ancestry of “langer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “langer”

  • långsida
  • långsiktig
  • långsmal
  • lång
  • långtradare
  • långstrumpa
  • Pippi Långstrump
  • långtradarchaufför
  • förlänga
  • långvägare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →