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

  1. alongside

Ancestry of “langsmed”, step by step

langsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedwith; by; of
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål langs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållangsalong
2Middle Low Germanlanges—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →