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Where does “lygn” come from?

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

lygn (Old Norse): calm

Definitions

  1. calm

Ancestry of “lygn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lygn”

  • lown
  • lun
  • lygn
  • logn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →