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
Ancestry of “lång”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | langer | long |
| 2 | Old Norse | langr | "; long, far, distant; long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lång”