Where does “langsam” come from?

langsam (German) comes from Middle High German lancsam, from Old High German lancsam, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langsam (German): slow; slowly

Definitions

  1. slow; slowly

Ancestry of “langsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlancsam—
2Old High Germanlancsam—
3Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “langsam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →