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
Ancestry of “langsam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | langsam | slow; slowly |
| 2 | Middle High German | lancsam | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lancsam | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | langasam | lengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |