Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/launą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *lh₂ewnom or *lowh₂nom (with laryngeal metathesis), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to capture, enjoy”). Cognate with Latin lucrum (“profit, foredeal”), Ancient Greek λεία (leía, “booty, spoils”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯.nɑ̃/

Noun

*launą n

1. reward, credit, booty

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *launą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*launą	*launō
vocative	*launą	*launō
accusative	*launą	*launō
genitive	*launas, *launis	*launǫ̂
dative	*launai	*launamaz
instrumental	*launō	*launamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laun
  • Old English: lēan
    • Middle English: lean, læn, lan, lien
  • Old Frisian: lān
    • North Frisian: lean
    • Saterland Frisian: Loon
    • West Frisian: lean
  • Old Saxon: lōn
    • Middle Low German: lōn
      • German Low German: Lauhn (Westfälisch)
  • Old Dutch: *lōn
    • Middle Dutch: lôon
      • Dutch: loon
        • Afrikaans: loon
      • Limburgish: loean
  • Old High German: lōn
    • Middle High German: lōn
      • German: Lohn m
      • Luxembourgish: Loun
      • Pennsylvania German: Loh
      • Yiddish: לוין (loyn)
  • →⇒ Medieval Latin: *widerlonum, widerdonum
    • Old French: gueredun, guerdon, werdon
      • French: guerdon
      • → English: guerdon
    • Occitan: guierdon
    • Italian: guidardone, guiderdone
    • Spanish: galardón
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: gualardon
      • Galician: galardón
      • Portuguese: galardão
• Old Norse: laun
  • Icelandic: laun
  • Norwegian: læn, læ (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: løn
    • Swedish: lön
  • Old Danish: løn
    • Danish: løn
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lønn
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lønn
      • → Faroese: løn
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: løn
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 (laun)