Where does “verlangzamen” come from?
verlangzamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch langzaam, 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.
verlangzamen (Dutch): to slow down
Definitions
- to slow down
Ancestry of “verlangzamen”, step by step
verlangzamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch langzaam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | langzaam | slow; slowly, gradually, bit by bit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lancsam | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | langsam | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | langasam | lengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |