lāu-
to acquire (as booty), enjoy something
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | lēan | reward | n.neut | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | lucratif | lucrative | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | lucre | lucre | n | W7 LRC |
| English | lucrative | profitable, producing wealth | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | lucre | profit, monetary gain | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | lān | reward | n | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | lōn | reward | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | lōn | booty | n | W7 LRC |
| German | Lohn | reward | n | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic | laun | reward | n.pl | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | láun | wage, reward | n.str.neut | LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | lucrativus | profitable, advantageous | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | lucror, lucrāri, lucrātus | to gain | vb.dep | W7 LRC |
| Latin | lucrum | lucre | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | lucratif | lucrative, which earns money | adj | W7 LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | leia | booty | n.fem | W7 LRC |