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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 *langaz.
Adjective
*lang
- long
Inflection
| a-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*lang
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| Genitive
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*langas
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*lang
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*langu
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*lang
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| Accusative
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*langanā
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*langā
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*lang
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| Genitive
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*langas
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*langeʀā
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*langas
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| Dative
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*langumē
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*langeʀē
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*langumē
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| Instrumental
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*langu
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*langeʀu
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*langu
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*langē
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*langō
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*langu
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| Accusative
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*langā
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*langā
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*langu
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| Genitive
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*langeʀō
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*langeʀō
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*langeʀō
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| Dative
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*langēm, *langum
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*langēm, *langum
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*langēm, *langum
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| Instrumental
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*langēm, *langum
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*langēm, *langum
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*langēm, *langum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: lang, long
- Old Frisian: long, lang
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: lung
- Halligen: long
- Sylt: lüng
- Saterland Frisian: loang
- West Frisian: lang
- Old Saxon: lang, long
- Old Dutch: *lanc
- Middle Dutch: lanc
- Dutch: lang
- Afrikaans: lank
- Berbice Creole Dutch: langgi
- Jersey Dutch: lānk
- Negerhollands: lang, laṅ
- → Sranan Tongo: langa
- → Aukan: langa
- → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: langame
- → Saramaccan: lánga, djanga
- Limburgish: lank
- Zealandic: lank
- Old High German: lang