Where does “Broek op Langedijk” come from?

Broek op Langedijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lang, from Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “Broek op Langedijk”, step by step

Broek op Langedijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlanglong
2Middle Dutchlanc—
3Old Dutchlang—
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Dutch dijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdijkdike, levee
2Middle Dutchdijcditch; dam
3Old Dutchdiic—
4Frankish*dīk—
5Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Middle Dutch bruec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbruec—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →