Where does “laun” come from?
laun (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic laugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s.
laun (Icelandic): wages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment
Definitions
- wages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment
Ancestry of “laun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | laun | reward, recompense; secrecy, concealment |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laugnaz | hidden |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lowg-no-s | — |
Words derived from “laun”