Where does “langsom” come from?
langsom (Danish) comes from Middle Low German lanksam, from Old Saxon langsam, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
langsom (Danish): slow
Ancestry of “langsom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | lanksam | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | langsam | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | langasam | lengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |