Where does “längdskidåkning” come from?

längdskidåkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish längd, from Old Norse lengd, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

längdskidåkning (Swedish): cross-country skiing

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing

Ancestry of “längdskidåkning”, step by step

längdskidåkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish längd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlängdlength; length; duration; length; part of...
2Old Norselengd
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Swedish skidåkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskidåkningskiing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-Germanic langiþō