Where does “langsamst” come from?

langsamst (German) comes from German langsam, 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.

langsamst (German): most slowly

Definitions

  1. most slowly

Ancestry of “langsamst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlangsamslow; slowly
2Middle High Germanlancsam—
3Old High Germanlancsam—
4Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
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