Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langiþu

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 *langiþō. Equivalent to *lang (“long”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*langiþu f

1. longness, length

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*langiþu
Genitive	*langiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*langiþu	*langiþō
Accusative	*langiþā	*langiþā
Genitive	*langiþā	*langiþō
Dative	*langiþē	*langiþōm, *langiþum
Instrumental	*langiþu	*langiþōm, *langiþum

Descendants

• 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