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

• Proto-West Germanic: *langiþu
  • Old English: lengþu, lengþ, lengoþu, lengþo
    • Middle English: lengthe, leinþ, lencþe, length, lengþe, lenkthe, lenkþe, lenth, lenthe, lenþe, leynþe, lenght, lenghte, lenghthe, lenȝte, lenȝth (especially Northern), lencth, lenketh, lenkethe, lenkith (Late Middle English, Northern), lengðe (Early Middle English)
      • English: length
      • Scots: lenth, lainth
  • 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 High German: gilengida
• Old Norse: lengd
  • Icelandic: lengd
  • Faroese: longd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lengd
  • Old Swedish: længd
    • Swedish: längd
  • Danish: længde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lengde
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lengde