Where does “långtråkig” come from?

långtråkig (Swedish) comes from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

långtråkig (Swedish): tedious (boring)

Definitions

  1. tedious (boring)

Ancestry of “långtråkig”, step by step

långtråkig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånglong; tall
2Old Swedishlangerlong
3Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Swedish tråkig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtråkigunpleasant, unfortunate
2Serbo-Croatiantrakastrip, ribbon
3Frenchtroquerto barter
4Old Frenchtroquer—

Words derived from “långtråkig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →