Where does “łeń” come from?

łeń (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, 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...

łeń (Vilamovian): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “łeń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlenge—
2Old High Germanlengīlength
3Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
4Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-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 →