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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁leh₂- (“to drive somewhere”). Compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.nɔː/

Noun

*lanō f

  1. lane, passageway

Inflection

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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lanō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 236
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