English
longness
Longness comes from Old English langness ‘longness, length’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150langness‘longness, length’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500longnesse
- Englishtodaylongness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150langness‘longness, length’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500longnesse
- Englishtodaylongness
Formed from long + -ness
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 Old English langness
Today it means
noun length, lengthiness
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English langness / longness