Where does “langer” come from?
langer (Scots) comes from Scots lang, from Middle English lang, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
langer (Scots): comparative degree of lang
Definitions
- comparative degree of lang
Ancestry of “langer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scots | lang | long |
| 2 | Middle English | lang | — |
| 3 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |