English
forlong
Forlong comes from Middle English forlangen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forlangen
- Englishearliest quotation 2005forlong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forlangen
- Englishearliest quotation 2005forlong
Earliest quotation: 2005, Swede Hastings: “Now certain shadows followed me. Forlonged memories move round…”
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’
Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’
Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’
Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’
Middle English long
English long
Every English word from Middle English forlangen
Today it means
verb To fill with longing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English forlangen / forlong