Where does “langbukse” come from?
langbukse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lang, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
langbukse (Norwegian Nynorsk): long trousers
Ancestry of “langbukse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lang | long |
| 2 | Old Norse | langr | "; long, far, distant; long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |