Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Equivalent to *lang +‎ *-ī.

Noun

*langī f

length

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*langī	—
Accusative	*langīn	—
Genitive	*langīn	—
Dative	*langīn	—
Instrumental	*langīn	—

Descendants

Old English: lenġu
- Middle English: lēnge, lengh, længe
Old Frisian: lentze
Old High German: lengī
- Middle High German: lenge
  - Alemannic German:
    Alsatian: Länga
  - Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Leng
  - German: Länge

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