Where does “logn” come from?

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

logn (Old Norse): calm

Definitions

  1. calm

Ancestry of “logn”, step by step

logn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic lugnijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclugnijaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-Germanic *lagīniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lagīniza laying

Words derived from “logn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugnijaz →