Where does “longsum” come from?
longsum (Middle English) comes from Old English langsum, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
Ancestry of “longsum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | langsum | long, long-lasting; wearisome, prolix, tedious,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | langasam | lengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “longsum”