Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lǫ́n” come from?
lǫ́n (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laihwną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
Ancestry of “lǫ́n”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
laihwną
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
leykʷ-
to leave
Words derived from “lǫ́n”
lan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic laihwną →