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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Equivalent to *lang (“long”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
*langī f
- length
Inflection
| īn-stem
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Singular
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*langī
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| Genitive
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*langīn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*langī
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| Accusative
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*langīn
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| Genitive
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*langīn
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| Dative
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*langīn
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| Instrumental
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*langīn
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Descendants
- 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)