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Where does “gelaunt” come from?

gelaunt (German) comes from German Laune, from Latin luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ — bright; to shine; to see.

gelaunt (German): humoured, tempered

Definitions

  1. humoured, tempered

Ancestry of “gelaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaunemood; whim
2Latinlunathe Moon; a month; a night
3Middle EnglishluneThe celestial body closest to the Earth,...
4Old Frenchlunethe Moon
5Latinlūna—
6Old Latinlosna—
7Proto-Italiclouksnā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “gelaunt”

  • gutgelaunt
  • missgelaunt
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