Where does “lon” come from?

lon (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “lon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
2Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →