Where does “Langeweile” come from?
Langeweile (German) comes from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
Langeweile (German): boredom, ennui, tedium
Definitions
- boredom, ennui, tedium
Ancestry of “Langeweile”, step by step
Langeweile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lang | long; lengthy; tall; many |
| 2 | Middle High German | lanc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lang | long |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via German weile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weile | inflection of weilen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 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 |