Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/langiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *langaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋ.ɡi.θɔː/

Noun

*langiþō f

1. longness, length

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *langiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*langiþō	*langiþôz
vocative	*langiþō	*langiþôz
accusative	*langiþǭ	*langiþōz
genitive	*langiþōz	*langiþǫ̂
dative	*langiþōi	*langiþōmaz
instrumental	*langiþō	*langiþōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: lengþu, lengþ
  • Middle English: lengthe, lenthe
    • Scots: lenth, lainth
    • English: length
• Old Frisian: lengithe, lengethe
  • Saterland Frisian: Loangte
  • West Frisian: lingte, langte
• Old Saxon: *lengitha
  • Middle Low German: lengede, lengde
    • German Low German: Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt
• Old Dutch: *lengitha
  • Middle Dutch: lengede, lingede, lencde
    • Dutch: lengte
• Old High German: *lengida
  • Middle High German: lengede
    • German: Längde
    • Luxembourgish: Längt
• Old Norse: lengd
  • Icelandic: lengd
  • Faroese: longd
  • Norwegian: lengde
  • Old Swedish: længd
    • Swedish: längd
  • Danish: længde
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