Where does “lønn” come from?

lønn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlynr, from Proto-Germanic hluniz — maple.

lønn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a maple; salary, wage

Definitions

  1. a maple; salary, wage

Ancestry of “lønn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlynrmaple
2Proto-Germanichlunizmaple

Words derived from “lønn”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hluniz →Every word from Old Norse hlynr →