Where does “lang” come from?
lang (Scots) comes from Middle English lang, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lang (Scots): long
Ancestry of “lang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lang | — |
| 2 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lang”