Where does “Entlohnung” come from?
Entlohnung (German) comes from German entlohnen, from German lohnen, from Middle High German lōnen, from Old High German lōnōn, from Proto-West Germanic launōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Entlohnung (German): payment, remuneration
Definitions
- payment, remuneration
Ancestry of “Entlohnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | entlohnen | to pay, compensate |
| 2 | German | lohnen | to be worthwhile; to pay off |
| 3 | Middle High German | lōnen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lōnōn | to pay, reward |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | launōn | to reward; to pay off |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |