Where does “lón” come from?

lón (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic luhnō, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lón (Old Norse): a still place in the flow

Definitions

  1. a still place in the flow

Ancestry of “lón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicluhnōinlet, sea loch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhnō →