English
prolong
Prolong may come from Old French prolonguer.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prolongueruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1921prolong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400prolongueruncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1921prolong
Earliest quotation: 1921, Ben Travers, Garden City: “The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road…”
Every English word from Old French prolonguer
Today it means
verb To extend in space or length.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French prolonguer / prolong