Etymograph

English

longsomeness

Longsomeness comes from Old English langsumnes ‘length’, from langsum ‘long, long-lasting’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos1‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langaz2‘long’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lang3‘long’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*langasam4‘drawn-out, long-lasting, extended, enduring’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsum5‘long, long-lasting’
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsumnes6‘length’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langsumnesse6reconstructed
  8. Englishtodaylongsomeness6

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *langaz
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *lang
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *langasam
  4. 4 Wiktionary, Old English langsum
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Old English langsumnes
  6. 6 Wiktionary, English longsomeness

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰosWiktionary, Proto-Germanic *langaz‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*langazWiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *lang‘long’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*langWiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *langasam‘long’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*langasamWiktionary, Old English langsum‘drawn-out, long-lasting, extended, enduring’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsumWiktionary, Old English langsumnes‘long, long-lasting’
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150langsumnesWiktionary, English longsomeness‘length’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*langsumnesseWiktionary, English longsomenessreconstructed
  8. EnglishtodaylongsomenessWiktionary, English longsomeness

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

noun The quality of being longsome; lengthiness.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “longsomeness”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *langaz, Proto-West Germanic *lang, Proto-West Germanic *langasam, Old English langsum, Old English langsumnes. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos / longsomeness

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