Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lanō

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁leh₂- (“to drive somewhere”). Compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.nɔː/

Noun

*lanō f

1. lane, passageway

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lanō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lanō	*lanôz
vocative	*lanō	*lanôz
accusative	*lanǭ	*lanōz
genitive	*lanōz	*lanǫ̂
dative	*lanōi	*lanōmaz
instrumental	*lanō	*lanōmiz

Related terms

• *aljaną
• *alatjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lanu
  • Old English: lanu, lane, lone — weak
    • Middle English: lane, lone
      • English: lane (dialectal loan)
        • ⇒ English: lonnen, loanen, lonnin
        • → Middle Scots: lane
        • → Welsh: lôn
      • Scots: lone, loan
      • Yola: laane
      • → Irish: lána
  • Old Frisian: lana, lona, lane, lone
    • Saterland Frisian: Lone
    • West Frisian: leane, loane
  • Old Saxon: lana
    • Middle Low German: lāne, lahne, lahn, lone
      • German Low German: Lane, Laan
  • Old Dutch: *lana
    • Middle Dutch: lāne
      • Dutch: laan
        • Afrikaans: laan
• Old Norse: lǫn
  • Icelandic: lön
  • Faroese: lon
  • Norwegian: lån
  • Swedish: lana, lan