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

laun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic laugnaz

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

via Proto-Germanic launą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaunąreward, credit, booty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “laun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugnaz →