English
Lown
Lown comes from Middle English launde ‘glade’, and goes back to Late Latin *landa.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CE*landareconstructed
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400lande
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500launde‘glade’
- EnglishtodayLown
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CE*landareconstructed
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400lande
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500launde‘glade’
- EnglishtodayLown
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’
island, lend, lasagna, lumbar, outlandish, landless, loma, loin, lande, 8 more
through Proto-Germanic *landą ‘land’
through Middle English launde ‘glade’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin *landa / Lown