Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langiþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langiþō. Equivalent to *lang (“long”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*langiþu f

longness, length

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*langiþu
Genitive	*langiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*langiþu	*langiþō
Accusative	*langiþā	*langiþā
Genitive	*langiþā	*langiþō
Dative	*langiþē	langiþōm, langiþum
Instrumental	*langiþu	langiþōm, langiþum

Descendants

Old English: lengþu, lengþ, lengoþu, lengþo
- Middle English: lengthe, leinþ, lencþe, length, lengþe, lenkthe, lenkþe, lenth, lenthe, lenþe, leynþe, lenght, lenghte, lenghthe, lenȝte, lenȝth (especially Northern), lencth, lenketh, lenkethe, lenkith (Late Middle English, Northern), lengðe (Early Middle English)
  - English: length
  - Scots: lenth, lainth
Old Frisian: lengithe, lengethe
- Saterland Frisian: Loangte
- West Frisian: lingte, langte
Old Saxon: *lengitha
- Middle Low German: lengede, lengde
  - German Low German: Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt
Old Dutch: *lengitha
- Middle Dutch: lengede, lingede, lencde
  - Dutch: lengte
Old High German: *lengida
- Middle High German: lengede
  - German: Längde
  - Luxembourgish: Längt
- ⇒ Old High German: gilengida