langen etymology

Middle English word langen comes from Proto-Indo-European *legʷh-, Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós (Long.)

Detailed word origin of langen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*legʷh- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) light, not heavy
*dl̥h₁gʰós Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Long.
*langōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To desire; long for.
langian Old English (ang) To grieve for, pine, be pained by. To long, yearn for.
langen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as langen

Descendants of *legʷh-
belangen belongen longe lunge
Descendants of *dl̥h₁gʰós
hedling hedlong heedling hevedlynge lang langsum lengen lengthe lenten lenthe loncsumnesse long longen longsom longsum purloynen surloine