Where does “lòn” come from?

lòn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lòn (Scottish Gaelic): pool

Definitions

  1. pool

Ancestry of “lòn”, step by step

lòn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish lon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlon—
2Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
3Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Scottish Gaelic lomhainn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclomhainnleash
2Old Irishlomancord, rope

Words derived from “lòn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *lawano- →Every word from Old Irish lón →