Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “lonen” come from?

lonen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lônen, from Old Dutch lōnon, from Proto-West Germanic launōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

lonen (Dutch): to be rewarding, to pay, to be profitable

Definitions

  1. to be rewarding, to pay, to be profitable

Ancestry of “lonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlônen—
2Old Dutchlōnon—
3Proto-West Germaniclaunōnto reward; to pay off
4Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →