Where does “laane” come from?

laane (Yola) comes from Middle English lane, from Old English lane, from Proto-West Germanic lanu, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.

laane (Yola): lane

Definitions

  1. lane

Ancestry of “laane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlanelane, alley narrow passage between buildings
2Old Englishlanelane, narrow path
3Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
4Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway
Every word from Proto-Germanic lanōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lanuEvery word from Old English lane
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