Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/galang

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *lang.

Adjective

*galang

1. reaching, touching; relating, belonging, depending

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*galang
Genitive	*galangas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*galang	*galangu	*galang
Accusative	*galanganā	*galangā	*galang
Genitive	*galangas	*galangeʀā	*galangas
Dative	*galangumē	*galangeʀē	*galangumē
Instrumental	*galangu	*galangeʀu	*galangu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*galangē	*galangō	*galangu
Accusative	*galangā	*galangā	*galangu
Genitive	*galangeʀō	*galangeʀō	*galangeʀō
Dative	*galangēm, *galangum	*galangēm, *galangum	*galangēm, *galangum
Instrumental	*galangēm, *galangum	*galangēm, *galangum	*galangēm, *galangum

Derived terms

• *galangēn
• *galangī
• *galangijan
• *galangiþu
• *galangōn

Descendants

• Old English: ġelang
  • Middle English: ylong, along
    • English: along
• Old Saxon: gilang
• Old Dutch: *gilang
  • Middle Dutch: gelang
    • Dutch: gelang
• Old High German: gilang
• → Vulgar Latin: *sub longum, *sublungum (calque)
  • Old French: sulonc, sulunc, solonc, selunc
    • Middle French: sulum, solonc, selonc
      • French: selon