Where does “Lange” come from?

Lange (Polish) comes from German Länge, from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Lange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängelength; longitude
2Middle High Germanlenge
3Old High Germanlengīlength
4Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
5Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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