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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langasam

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *lang + *-sam.

Adjective

*langasam[1]

  1. lengthy
  2. drawn-out, long-lasting, extended, enduring

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *langasam
Genitive *langasamas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *langasam *langasamu *langasam
Accusative *langasamanā *langasamā *langasam
Genitive *langasamas *langasameʀā *langasamas
Dative *langasamumē *langasameʀē *langasamumē
Instrumental *langasamu *langasameʀu *langasamu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *langasamē *langasamō *langasamu
Accusative *langasamā *langasamā *langasamu
Genitive *langasameʀō *langasameʀō *langasameʀō
Dative *langasamēm, *langasamum *langasamēm, *langasamum *langasamēm, *langasamum
Instrumental *langasamēm, *langasamum *langasamēm, *langasamum *langasamēm, *langasamum

Derived terms

  • *langasamī

Descendants

  • Old English: langsum, longsum
  • Old Frisian: *langsum, *longsum
  • Old Saxon: langsam
    • Middle Low German: lancsām, lanksam, lanksem, lanksum
      • German Low German: langsaam
      • Old Norse: langsamr
  • Old Dutch: *langsam
    • Middle Dutch: lancsam, lancsom, lancsaem
  • Old High German: lancsam
    • Middle High German: lancsam

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 521:PWGmc *langasam
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