Where does “jahrtausendelang” come from?

jahrtausendelang (German) comes from German Jahrtausend, from German jahr, from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

jahrtausendelang (German): millennium-long

Definitions

  1. millennium-long

Ancestry of “jahrtausendelang”, step by step

jahrtausendelang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Jahrtausend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJahrtausendmillennium
2Germanjahryear solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5Middle High German-ic
6Old High German-ig
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz