langa
Icelandic
/ˈlauŋka/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (impersonal) to want
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse langa (long for, desire, ling) 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
- Lombard English
- Longview English
- agelong English
- along English
- armlong English
- belong English
- blocklong English
- daylong English
- decadelong English
- decadeslong English
- edgelong English
- erelong English
- evenlong English
- extralong English
- feetlong English
- footlong English
- forlong English
- hourlong English
- hourslong English
- inchlong English
- length English
- lifelong English
- livelong English
- long English
- long-haired English
- long-lived English
- longage English
- longarm English
- longbeak English
- longbeard English
- longboard English
- longboat English
- longbow English
- longcase English
- longclaw English
- longcoat English
- longcut English
- longdog English
- longear English
- longer English
- longest English
- longeth English
- longfin English
- longgrass English
- longhair English
- longhaired English
- longhand English
- longheaded English
- longhorn English
- longhouse English
- longie English
- longies English
- longing English
- longish English
- longleaf English
- longline English
- longlist English
- longly English
- longminded English
- longneck English
- longnecked English
- longness English
- longnose English
- longplay English
- longship English
- longshoot English
- longshot English
- longsleeved English
- longsome English
- longspun English
- longspur English
- longstemmed English
- longsuffering English
- longsword English
- longtail English
- longterm English
- longtime English
- longwall English
- longward English
- longwave English
- longwhiles English
- longwing English
- longwise English
- longwool English
- longword English
- longy English
- minuteslong English
- monthlong English
- monthslong English
- nightlong English
- nonlong English
- overlong English
- seasonlong English
- semilong English
- sidelong English
- summerlong English
- superlong English
- ultralong English
- waistlong English
- weeklong English
- weekslong English
- winterlong English
- lanko Finnish
- abverlangen German
- langen German
- verlangen German
- *langōndz Proto-Germanic
- *langōną Proto-Germanic
- *langǭ Proto-Germanic
- lange Norwegian Nynorsk
- langian Old English
- long Middle English
- langa Old Norse
- lange Danish
- Miðjarðarhaf Icelandic
- blálanga Icelandic
- blár Icelandic
- löngun Icelandic
- miðjarðarhafslanga Icelandic
- skrokklanga Icelandic
- skrokkur Icelandic
- longa Faroese
- langa Old Swedish