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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),[1] 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
    • 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
    • Old High German: lōn
    • Medieval Latin: *widerlonum, widerdonum
  • Old Norse: laun
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 (laun)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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