lanu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Old Frisian lane, lone, lona, Middle Low German lane, Old Norse lǫn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.nu/

Noun

lanu f

1. lane, street

Declension

Declension of lanu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lanu	lana, lane
accusative	lane	lana, lane
genitive	lane	lana
dative	lane	lanum

Descendants

• Middle English: lane, lone
  • English: lane
  • → Irish: lána
  • → Welsh: lôn