Where does “lång” come from?

lång (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lång (Swedish): long; tall

Definitions

  1. long; tall

Ancestry of “lång”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlangerlong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lång”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →