Etymology

along

a·long
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Today it means: By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. Full definition →

Old English andlang ← Proto-West Germanic *lang ← Proto-Germanic *langaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dlongʰos
  7. Proto-Germanic*langaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*lang
  9. Old Englishlang
  10. Old Englishandlang
  11. English todayalong

From Middle English, from Old English andlang, from prefix and- + lang (“long”). Doublet of endlong.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishandlang all →

endlangendlong

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