Where does “lánger” come from?

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

lánger (Scanian): long

Definitions

  1. long

Ancestry of “lánger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →