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Where does “lende” come from?

lende (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lenden, from Old Dutch lendin, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lende (Dutch): loin, bottom part of the back; flank, side;...

Definitions

  1. loin, bottom part of the back; flank, side;...

Ancestry of “lende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlenden—
2Old Dutchlendin—
3Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lende”

  • lendenwervel
  • lendendoek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →