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

Declension 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
    • Old Dutch: *lengitha
    • Old High German: *lengida
  • Old Norse: lengd
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