Where does “langsam” come from?

langsam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German langsam, from Middle High German lancsam, from Old High German lancsam, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langsam (Norwegian Nynorsk): slow

Definitions

  1. slow

Ancestry of “langsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlangsamslow; slowly
2Middle High Germanlancsam—
3Old High Germanlancsam—
4Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →