English
endlang
Endlang comes from Old English andlang ‘on length, along, continuously’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *and-.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*and-reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150andlang‘on length, along, continuously’
- Englishtodayendlang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*and-reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150andlang‘on length, along, continuously’
- Englishtodayendlang
Linked words
through Old English andlang ‘on length, along, continuously’
Today it means
adv Lengthways; along.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *and- / endlang