Where does “langweilen” come from?

langweilen (German) comes from German Langeweile, 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.

langweilen (German): to bore; to be bored, to feel bored

Definitions

  1. to bore; to be bored, to feel bored

Ancestry of “langweilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLangeweileboredom, ennui, tedium
2Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
3Middle High Germanlanc—
4Old High Germanlanglong
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “langweilen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →