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

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
→⇒ Medieval Latin: *widerlonum, widerdonum
- Old French: gueredun, guerdon, werdon
  - French: guerdon
  - → English: guerdon
- Occitan: guierdon
- Italian: guidardone, guiderdone
- Spanish: galardón
- Old Portuguese: gualardon
  - Galician: galardón
  - Portuguese: galardão