Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langī

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Equivalent to *lang (“long”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*langī f

1. length

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*langī
Genitive	*langīn
	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: 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)