longd

Faroese

noun

Definitions

length (measurement of distance)
(swimming) lap
height

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse lengd derived from Proto-Germanic *langiþō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*langiþō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*langiþō Proto-Germanic
längd Swedish
lengd Norwegian Nynorsk
lengþu Old English
lengd Old Norse
lengð Old Norse
lengd Icelandic
*lengida Old High German
*lengitha Old Dutch
*lengitha Old Saxon