Proto-Germanic
*langōną
‘to desire’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *langōną.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *langōną, most familiar first.
- long ← longen ← langian ← *langōn
- belong ← belongen ← longen ← langian ← *langōn
- longing ← longynge ← langiende ← *langōndz
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *langōną