Where does “lön” come from?

lön (Swedish) comes from Old Frisian lond, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lön (Swedish): reward, something given to someone for a deed or...

Definitions

  1. reward, something given to someone for a deed or...

Ancestry of “lön”, step by step

lön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian lond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlondland
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Old Swedish løn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishløn—
2Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
3Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—

Words derived from “lön”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →