English
longsomely
Longsomely comes from Old English langsumlīċe ‘long, during or for a long time’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langaz‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lang‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*langasam‘drawn-out, long-lasting, extended, enduring’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150langsum‘long, long-lasting’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150langsumlīċe‘long, during or for a long time’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langsumlichereconstructed
- Englishtodaylongsomely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langaz‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lang‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*langasam‘drawn-out, long-lasting, extended, enduring’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150langsum‘long, long-lasting’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150langsumlīċe‘long, during or for a long time’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langsumlichereconstructed
- Englishtodaylongsomely
Formed from longsome + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’
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Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’
Proto-West Germanic *langasam ‘lengthy’
Old English langsum ‘long’
Middle English longsum
English longsome
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’
longitudinal, longitude, lunge, oblong, elongate, elongation, longus, longe, 15 more
through Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’
through Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’
Today it means
adv In a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos / longsomely