Where does “belønning” come from?
belønning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål belønne, 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 — louse.
belønning (Norwegian Bokmål): a reward
Ancestry of “belønning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | belønne | to reward |
| 2 | German | belohnen | to reward |
| 3 | German | Lohn | wage; reward |
| 4 | Middle High German | lôn | — |
| 5 | English | loan | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance... |
| 6 | Scottish Gaelic | lòn | — |
| 7 | Middle Irish | lon | — |
| 8 | Old Irish | lón | fat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *lawano- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |