Where does “langetermijngeheugen” come from?

langetermijngeheugen (Dutch) comes from Dutch geheugen, from Middle Dutch gehuegen, from Old Dutch gihuggen, from Proto-Germanic gahugjaną.

langetermijngeheugen (Dutch): long-term memory

Definitions

  1. long-term memory

Ancestry of “langetermijngeheugen”, step by step

langetermijngeheugen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geheugen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeheugento remember, to recall; memory
2Middle Dutchgehuegen—
3Old Dutchgihuggen—
4Proto-Germanicgahugjaną—

via Dutch lange termijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlange termijn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gahugjaną →Every word from Old Dutch gihuggen →Every word from Middle Dutch gehuegen →