Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “laun” come from?

laun (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s.

laun (Old Norse): reward, recompense; secrecy, concealment

Definitions

  1. reward, recompense; secrecy, concealment

Ancestry of “laun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—

Words derived from “laun”

  • löna
  • lön
  • løn
  • lønforhøjelse
  • laun
  • launahækkun
  • eftirlaun
  • launa
  • launa
  • heiðursløn
  • løn
  • løna
  • løn
  • løn
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