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

Definitions

  1. long

Ancestry of “lang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlang—
2Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
3Proto-West Germaniclanglong
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →