myEtymology.com: English etymology of longstanding

Etymology of the English word longstanding

the English word longstanding

derived from the English word long

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *del-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *langgaz

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *langojanan

derived from the English word standing

using the English suffix -ing

derived from the English word stand

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sta-n-d-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

Word found in Modern English