length etymology

Etymology:

• From Middle English length, from Old English lencð, from Proto-Germanic **langiþō (long).
• Cognate with Dutch lengte, German Länge, Swedish längd, Norwegian lengde, Danish længde.

Meaning:

• The distance from one end to the other of something; the extent of something in space; the measurement of this distance or extent.
• The duration of something; the period of time that something lasts.
• The comparative length of something; the longer or shorter nature of something.
• A piece of writing, music, or other work that is longer than usual.

Origin:

• The word length derives from the Proto-Germanic root lang-, which means "long."
• This root is also the origin of the words long, linger, languid, and elude.
• The Proto-Germanic root is thought to be derived from the Indo-European root legh-, which means "to lie down."

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