Etymograph

English

longy

From long + -y.

Formed from long + -y

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

Today it means

noun A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / longy