Where does “langsmed” come from?

langsmed (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): alongside

Definitions

  1. alongside

Ancestry of “langsmed”, step by step

langsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk med

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk langs

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