Where does “lunken” come from?

lunken (Danish) comes from Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse ljumka, from Proto-Germanic hlēwanōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e-.

lunken (Danish): lukewarm, tepid; half-hearted

Definitions

  1. lukewarm, tepid; half-hearted

Ancestry of “lunken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishljunken—
2Old Norseljumka—
3Proto-Germanichlēwanōnąto make warm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱal(w)e-—

Words derived from “lunken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwanōną →Every word from Old Norse ljumka →