Where does “langzaam” come from?

langzaam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lancsam, from Old Dutch langsam, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langzaam (Dutch): slow; slowly, gradually, bit by bit

Definitions

  1. slow; slowly, gradually, bit by bit

Ancestry of “langzaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlancsam—
2Old Dutchlangsam—
3Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “langzaam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →