laun

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

reward, recompense

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *launą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*launą

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*leh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
*launą Proto-Germanic
lön Swedish
lean Old English
løn Danish
lønforhøjelse Danish
lønmodtager Danish
eftirlaun Icelandic
laun Icelandic
launahækkun Icelandic
lōn Old High German
lōnōn Old High German
løn Faroese
𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽 Gothic
løn Old Swedish
løn Old Danish