lang etymology

Dutch word lang comes from Proto-Indo-European *dluh₂gʰó-, Proto-Indo-European *longʰo-, Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós (Long.)

Detailed word origin of lang

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*dluh₂gʰó- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) long
*longʰo- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*dl̥h₁gʰós Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Long.
*langaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Long.
*lang Old Dutch (odt)
lanc Middle Dutch (dum)
lang Dutch (nld) (with negation) by far Long. Long (time), lengthy, a long time. Tall.

Words with the same origin as lang

Descendants of *dluh₂gʰó-
aanlengen dagenlang jarenlang langboog langdurig langgerekt langharig langnek langspeelplaat langwijlig langzaam langzamerhand lankmoed lankmoedig lengen lengte lente onlangs urenlang verlangzamen verlengen verlenging
Descendants of *dl̥h₁gʰós
prolongeren