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Where does “lancsaem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lancsaem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lancsaem”

  • langzaam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →