longing
English
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/, /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
verb form
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English longynge inherited from Old English langiende inherited from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, *langōną (desire, long for, grow long, yearn for, seem long, yearn) affix 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
- 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
- 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
- longer 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-mark English
- longingly English
- longingness 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
- mark 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
- lanko Finnish
- *langōndz Proto-Germanic
- *langōną Proto-Germanic
- langian Old English
- langiende Old English
- long Middle English
- longynge Middle English
- langa Old Norse
- long
- mark
- along
- longy
- longly
- length
- longie
- longer
- belong
- agelong
- 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
- longhair
- longspun
- footlong
- 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
- longboard
- waistlong
- longhouse
- longgrass
- ultralong
- hourslong
- weekslong
- superlong
- extralong
- blocklong
- longshoot
- longingly
- monthslong
- longminded
- seasonlong
- long-lived
- longwhiles
- decadelong
- summerlong
- longhaired
- longheaded
- winterlong
- longnecked
- longsleeved
- longingness
- long-haired
- longstemmed
- minuteslong
- decadeslong
- longing-mark
- longsuffering