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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/langį̄

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 +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋ.ɡĩː/

Noun

*langį̄ f[1]

  1. length

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *langį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *langį̄ *langīniz
vocative *langį̄ *langīniz
accusative *langīnų *langīnunz
genitive *langīniz *langīnǫ̂
dative *langīni *langīmaz
instrumental *langīnē *langīmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *langī
    • Old English: lenġu
    • Old Frisian: lentze
    • Old High German: lengī
      • Middle High German: lenge
        • Alemannic German: Längi
          • Alsatian: Länga
          • Swabian: Läng
        • Bavarian: Läng, Leng
        • Central Franconian: Läng, Leng
          Hunsrik: Leng
        • German: Länge
        • Rhine Franconian: Läng, Leng
          • Palatine German: Läng
          • Pennsylvania German: Leng
        • Vilamovian: łeń
        • Yiddish: לענג‎ (leng)
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌹 (laggei)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*langīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 236
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