Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/langiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Old English: lengþu, lengþ
- Middle English: lengthe, lenthe
  - Scots: lenth, lainth
  - English: length
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 Norse: lengd
- Icelandic: lengd
- Faroese: longd
- Norwegian: lengde
- Old Swedish: længd
  - Swedish: längd
- Danish: længde
- Westrobothnian: laingd, lęngd

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