longer
English
/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/, /ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/
comparative adjective
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English longer, lenger inherited from Old English lengra (longer) inherited from Proto-Germanic *langizô (longer), *langaz (long) suffix from English long (belong, yearn).
Origin
English
long
Gloss
belong, yearn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Langobard English
- Lombard English
- Longview English
- agelong English
- along English
- armlong English
- belong English
- blocklong English
- daylong English
- decadelong English
- decadeslong English
- edgelong English
- erelong English
- evenlong English
- extralong English
- feetlong English
- footlong English
- forlong English
- hourlong English
- hourslong English
- inchlong English
- length English
- lifelong English
- linger English
- livelong English
- long English
- long-haired English
- long-lived English
- longage English
- longarm English
- longbeak English
- longbeard English
- longboard English
- longboat English
- longbow English
- longcase English
- longclaw English
- longcoat English
- longcut English
- longdog English
- longear English
- longest English
- longeth English
- longfin English
- longgrass English
- longhair English
- longhaired English
- longhand English
- longheaded English
- longhorn English
- longhouse English
- longie English
- longies English
- longing English
- longish English
- longleaf English
- longline English
- longlist English
- longly English
- longminded English
- longneck English
- longnecked English
- longness English
- longnose English
- longplay English
- longship English
- longshoot English
- longshot English
- longsleeved English
- longsome English
- longspun English
- longspur English
- longstemmed English
- longsuffering English
- longsword English
- longtail English
- longterm English
- longtime English
- longwall English
- longward English
- longwave English
- longwhiles English
- longwing English
- longwise English
- longwool English
- longword English
- longy English
- minuteslong English
- monthlong English
- monthslong English
- nightlong English
- nonlong English
- overlong English
- seasonlong English
- semilong English
- sidelong English
- summerlong English
- superlong English
- ultralong English
- waistlong English
- weeklong English
- weekslong English
- winterlong English
- *dlongʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *dl̥h₁gʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *longʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *langaz Proto-Germanic
- *langizô Proto-Germanic
- lang Old English
- lengra Old English
- lenger Middle English
- long Middle English
- longer Middle English
- langr Old Norse
- lengja Old Norse
- lanc Middle Dutch
- lang Old High German
- 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *lang gmw-pro
- *lang Old Dutch
- lang Old Saxon
- long Old Frisian
- long
- along
- longy
- linger
- longly
- length
- longie
- belong
- agelong
- longing
- armlong
- longage
- longies
- longear
- longarm
- longest
- longbow
- longfin
- erelong
- longish
- nonlong
- forlong
- daylong
- longdog
- Lombard
- longcut
- longeth
- longplay
- livelong
- longtime
- sidelong
- hourlong
- longlist
- longneck
- longshot
- longspun
- footlong
- longhair
- longboat
- longspur
- Longview
- longleaf
- weeklong
- lifelong
- longhand
- longhorn
- longbeak
- longcase
- inchlong
- semilong
- longline
- longwise
- longwool
- longward
- longword
- overlong
- longterm
- longclaw
- feetlong
- edgelong
- longwall
- longness
- longwing
- longnose
- longcoat
- evenlong
- longship
- longsome
- longtail
- longwave
- monthlong
- nightlong
- longsword
- longbeard
- Langobard
- longboard
- waistlong
- longhouse
- longgrass
- ultralong
- hourslong
- weekslong
- superlong
- extralong
- blocklong
- longshoot
- monthslong
- longminded
- seasonlong
- long-lived
- longwhiles
- decadelong
- summerlong
- longhaired
- longheaded
- winterlong
- longnecked
- longsleeved
- long-haired
- longstemmed
- minuteslong
- decadeslong
- longsuffering