Where does “langanhaltend” come from?

langanhaltend (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.

langanhaltend (German): lasting, lingering, enduring

Definitions

  1. lasting, lingering, enduring

Ancestry of “langanhaltend”, step by step

langanhaltend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via German anhaltend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananhaltendpresent participle of anhalten; persistent,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lang
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