Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/launą
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
*launą n
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *launą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *launą | *launō | |
vocative | *launą | *launō | |
accusative | *launą | *launō | |
genitive | *launas, *launis | *launǫ̂ | |
dative | *launai | *launamaz | |
instrumental | *launō | *launamiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *laun
- Old English: lēan
- Old Frisian: lān
- Old Saxon: lōn
- Old Dutch: *lōn
- Old High German: lōn
- →⇒ Medieval Latin: *widerlonum, widerdonum
- Old Norse: laun
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 (laun)