Where does “langsmed” come from?

langsmed (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

langsmed (Norwegian Bokmål): alongside

Definitions

alongside

Ancestry of “langsmed”, step by step

langsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål med

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	med	with; by; of
2	Danish	med	with; by; including, counting
3	Old Norse	með	with, along with
4	Proto-Germanic	midi	with, by, through; along, together
5	Proto-Indo-European	meth₂	with
6	Proto-Indo-European	mé	in the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål langs

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	langs	along
2	Middle Low German	langes	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →