langian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to long, yearn for
to grieve for, pine, be pained by

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *langōną (desire, long for, grow long, yearn for, seem long, yearn).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*langōną

Gloss

desire, long for, grow long, yearn for, seem long, yearn

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

欲

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

be- English
betides English
lanko Finnish
*langōndz Proto-Germanic
*langōną Proto-Germanic
be- Old English
langoþ Old English
langung Old English
be- Middle English
belongen Middle English
longen Middle English
langa Old Norse