Where does “langsommelighed” come from?
langsommelighed (Danish) comes from Danish langsommelig, from Danish langsom, 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.
langsommelighed (Danish): tardiness
Definitions
- tardiness
Ancestry of “langsommelighed”, step by step
langsommelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish langsommelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | langsommelig | tedious, tardy, drawn-out, slow, time-consuming |
| 2 | Danish | langsom | slow |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lanksam | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | langsam | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | langasam | lengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |