Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “lana” come from?

lana (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic lanu, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

Ancestry of “lana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
2Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

Words derived from “lana”

  • lāne
  • Lane
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