English
longingness
From longing + -ness.
Formed from longing + -ness
Proto-Germanic *langōną ‘to desire, long for’
Proto-Germanic *langungō
Old English longung ‘longing, desire’
Middle English longinge
English longing
Today it means
noun The quality of longing or yearning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / longingness