Where does “langwijlig” come from?
langwijlig (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.
langwijlig (Dutch): longwinded; boring
Definitions
- longwinded; boring
Ancestry of “langwijlig”, step by step
langwijlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lang | long |
| 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 |
via Dutch wijl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijl | a short period; a while; when; while |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wile | while |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīla | while |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |