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

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