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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

  1. wages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment

Ancestry of “laun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
2Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—

Words derived from “laun”

  • launahækkun
  • eftirlaun
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