Where does “gunloon” come from?
gunloon (English) comes from English loon, from Middle English louen, from Middle English loue, from Middle English lah, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar — to lie.
gunloon (English): A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous...
Definitions
- A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous...
Ancestry of “gunloon”, step by step
gunloon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loon | An idler, a lout; A boy, a lad; A harlot;... |
| 2 | Middle English | louen | to low |
| 3 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 4 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 5 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 6 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 7 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 8 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 9 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via English gun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 2 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 5 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |