Where does “länge” come from?

länge (Swedish) comes from Old Norse lengi, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

länge (Swedish): a long time, during a long time, long

Definitions

  1. a long time, during a long time, long

Ancestry of “länge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselengilong
2Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →