Where does “lönn” come from?

lönn (Swedish) comes from Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic laugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s.

lönn (Swedish): maple

Definitions

  1. maple

Ancestry of “lönn”, step by step

lönn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse laun

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

via Old Norse hlynr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlynrmaple
2Proto-Germanichlunizmaple

Words derived from “lönn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugnaz →Every word from Old Norse laun →