ENGLISH ROOT WORD: long "long." from Old English lang, long, lange, longe, langian

【long】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "lang," "long," "lange," "longe," and "langian." It carries the basic meaning of "long."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "long"]

along ****[249] If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look towards one end of it.
alongside ***[3109] If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
belong ****[1460] If something belongs to you, you own it.
length ****[1616] The length of something is its quality of being long.
long ****[134] A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.

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[WORD ROOT]root long
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] leng, long
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) lang, long, lange, longe, langian
[MEANING]root long

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 lang [from Proto-Germanic *langa] having a great linear extent, that extends considerably from end to end; tall; lasting
• 【Old English】 long [=lang]
• 【Old English】 lange [from Old English lang]
• 【Old English】 longe for a length of time, a long time; far, to a great extent in space
• 【Old English】 langian [from Proto-Germanic *langojan, Cognate with Old Norse langa] to yearn after, grieve for; to grow long, lengthen

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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along ★★★★[249] preposition from along 〈 long
【DEFINITION】 If you move or look along something such as a road, you move or look towards one end of it.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ond); against ⑵ long; long
【Etymology】 《Old English andlang》 [and-+lang] entire, continuous; extended
【First Known Meaning】 alongside of

alongside ★★★[3109] preposition from alongside 〈 side
【DEFINITION】 If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
【COMPOSITION】 along + side
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ond); against ⑵ long; long ⑶ side; side
【Etymology】 《Old English andlang》 [and-+lang] entire, continuous; extended

belong ★★★★[1460] verb from belong 〈 long
【DEFINITION】 If something belongs to you, you own it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 belonged, belonged, belonging, belongs
【COMPOSITION】 be + long
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; by, about ⑵ long; long
【Etymology】 《Middle English bilangen》 [be-+longen]
【First Known Meaning】 to go along with, properly relate to

length ★★★★[1616] noun from length 〈 long
【DEFINITION】 ① The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.
② The length of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it.
③ The length of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens.
【pl.】 lengths
【ROOTs】 ⑴ leng(long); long ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lang》 [from Proto-Germanic *langa] having a great linear extent, that extends considerably from end to end; tall; lasting
【DERIVATIVEs】 length, lengthen, lengthily, lengthiness, lengthwise, lengthy, long

long ★★★★[134] adjective from long
【DEFINITION】 ① A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.
② A long speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with.
③ If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; long < longer < longest
【ANTONYM】 short
【ROOTs】 long; long
【Etymology】 《Old English lang》 [from Proto-Germanic *langa] having a great linear extent, that extends considerably from end to end; tall; lasting
【DERIVATIVEs】 length, lengthen, lengthwise, lengthy, long

Other words containing "long"; belonging, lengthen, lengthwise, lengthy

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

log-, logy-
loc-
live
liter-, letter-
line
limit
like
light
lig
lie, lay

 

 

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