Etymograph

English

longsome

Longsome comes from Old English langsum ‘long’, from Proto-West Germanic *langasam ‘lengthy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langaz‘long’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lang‘long’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*langasam‘lengthy’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsum‘long’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500longsum
  7. Englishtodaylongsome

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langaz‘long’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lang‘long’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*langasam‘lengthy’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsum‘long’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500longsum
  7. Englishtodaylongsome

Formed from long + -some

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’

Middle English long

English long

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

longitudinal, longitude, lunge, oblong, elongate, elongation, longus, longe, 15 more

through Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

length, linger, 5 more

through Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

along, longer, 4 more

Today it means

adj Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos / longsome

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