Where does “långsam” come from?

långsam (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish langsamber, from Middle Low German lanksam, from Old Saxon langsam, from Proto-West Germanic langasam, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

långsam (Swedish): slow

Definitions

  1. slow

Ancestry of “långsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlangsamber—
2Middle Low Germanlanksam—
3Old Saxonlangsam—
4Proto-West Germaniclangasamlengthy; drawn-out, long-lasting, extended,...
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “långsam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →