Where does “lankmoed” come from?
lankmoed (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.
lankmoed (Dutch): patience
Definitions
- patience
Ancestry of “lankmoed”, step by step
lankmoed 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 moed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moed | courage, bravery, daring; mood; internal nature,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | moet | first/third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | muot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōd | mind, sense; courage; anger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōdaz | mind, sense; zeal, boldness, courage; anger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |