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Where does “leng-” come from?

leng- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

leng- (Proto-Indo-European): to swing, to flap

Definitions

  1. to swing, to flap

Ancestry of “leng-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

Words derived from “leng-”

  • logs
  • logi
  • logos
  • lang-
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