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Where does “lunner” come from?

lunner (English) comes from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.

lunner (English): A meal consumed between lunchtime and dinnertime

Definitions

  1. A meal consumed between lunchtime and dinnertime

Ancestry of “lunner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinnerA midday meal; The main meal of the day, often...
2Middle Englishdyner—
3Old Frenchdisnerto dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner
4Vulgar Latindisiuno—
5Latindisieiūnāre—
6Latiniēiūnō—
7Latiniēiūnus—
8Latiniaiūnus—
9Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →