Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “lancsam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lancsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
2Proto-West Germaniclanglong
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lancsam”

  • verlangsamen
  • Pulsverlangsamung
  • Verlangsamung
  • Langsamkeit
  • langsam
  • langsam
  • lancsam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →