Where does “leien” come from?

leien (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

leien (Dutch): slaten

Definitions

slaten

Ancestry of “leien”, step by step

leien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	en	and; well, so; plus, and
2	Middle Dutch	ende	and; end
3	Old Dutch	endi	end
4	Proto-West Germanic	andī	end
5	Proto-Germanic	andijaz	end
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂entíos	front; forehead
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ent-	face; forehead; front
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₂en-	on, onto

via Dutch lei

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	lei	slate
2	Middle Dutch	leide	inflection of leiden: ## first-person singular...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →