Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “lanu” come from?

lanu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lanu, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

lanu (Old English): lane, street

Definitions

  1. lane, street

Ancestry of “lanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
2Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

Words derived from “lanu”

  • loan
  • lane
  • loanable
  • loanword
  • laneway
  • loaner
  • multilane
  • microloan
  • laned
  • loanee
  • bylane
  • reloan
  • loanmonger
  • interloan
  • loanback
  • loanholder
  • loanworthy
  • loan-back
  • loanability
  • loanest
  • sea lane
  • outlane
  • loanwords
  • laneless
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