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

  1. comparative degree of lang

Ancestry of “langer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotslanglong
2Middle Englishlang—
3Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →