Where does “laan” come from?

laan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch laen, from Old Dutch lana, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

laan (Dutch): lane, avenue

Definitions

  1. lane, avenue

Ancestry of “laan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlaen—
2Old Dutchlana—
3Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

Words derived from “laan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic lanō →Every word from Old Dutch lana →Every word from Middle Dutch laen →
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