Where does “lón” come from?

lón (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lón, from Proto-Germanic luhnō, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lón (Icelandic): lagoon

Definitions

  1. lagoon

Ancestry of “lón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselóna still place in the flow
2Proto-Germanicluhnōinlet, sea loch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhnō →Every word from Old Norse lón →