Where does “belønne” come from?
belønne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German belohnen, from German Lohn, from Middle High German lôn, from English loan, from Scottish Gaelic lòn, from Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano- — louse.
belønne (Norwegian Bokmål): to reward
Definitions
- to reward
Ancestry of “belønne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | belohnen | to reward |
| 2 | German | Lohn | wage; reward |
| 3 | Middle High German | lôn | — |
| 4 | English | loan | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance... |
| 5 | Scottish Gaelic | lòn | pool |
| 6 | Middle Irish | lon | — |
| 7 | Old Irish | lón | fat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *lawano- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |