Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laun

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *launą, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w-.

Noun

*laun n

1. reward, credit, booty

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laun
Genitive	*launas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laun	*launu
Accusative	*laun	*launu
Genitive	*launas	*launō
Dative	*launē	*launum
Instrumental	*launu	*launum

Derived terms

• *launōn

Descendants

• Old English: lēan
  • Middle English: lean, læn, lan, lien
• Old Frisian: lān
  • North Frisian: lean
  • Saterland Frisian: Loon
  • West Frisian: lean
• Old Saxon: lōn
  • Middle Low German: lōn
    • German Low German: Lauhn (Westfälisch)
• Old Dutch: *lōn
  • Middle Dutch: lôon
    • Dutch: loon
      • Afrikaans: loon
    • Limburgish: loean
• Old High German: lōn
  • Middle High German: lōn
    • German: Lohn m
    • Luxembourgish: Loun
    • Pennsylvania German: Loh
    • Yiddish: לוין (loyn)
• →⇒ Medieval Latin: *widerlonum, widerdonum
  • Old French: gueredun, guerdon, werdon
    • French: guerdon
    • → English: guerdon
  • Occitan: guierdon
  • Italian: guidardone, guiderdone
  • Spanish: galardón
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: gualardon
    • Galician: galardón
    • Portuguese: galardão