Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lanō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European root perhaps like *h₁leh₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. "perhaps like" is shit wording for an ety but idk about the ine-pro so cant correct

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.nɔː/

Noun

*lanō f

1. a lane, throughgang, passageway

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lanō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lanō	*lanôz
vocative	*lanō	*lanôz
accusative	*lanǭ	*lanōz
genitive	*lanōz	*lanǫ̂
dative	*lanōi	*lanōmaz
instrumental	*lanō	*lanōmiz

Related terms

• *aljaną
• *alatjaną

Descendants

• Old English: lanu
  • Middle English: lane, lone
    • Scots: lone
    • English: lane
      • → Scots: lane
    • → Irish: lána
    • → Welsh: lôn
• Old Frisian: lana, lona, lane, lone
  • Saterland Frisian: Lone (?)
  • West Frisian: leane, loane
• Old Saxon: lana
  • Middle Low German: lane
    • German Low German: Lane, Laan
• Old Dutch: *lana
  • Middle Dutch: lane, laen
    • Dutch: laan
• Old Norse: lǫn
  • Icelandic: lön
  • Faroese: lon
  • Norwegian: lån
  • Swedish: lån