Where does “langspeelplaat” come from?
langspeelplaat (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.
langspeelplaat (Dutch): long-play record
Ancestry of “langspeelplaat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lang | long; tall; long , lengthy, a long time |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lanc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lang | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |