Where does “lend” come from?

Lend comes from Middle English lende, from Old English lendenu, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, which derives from Proto-Indo-European roots including ḱel- and leykʷ-, originally meaning to leave or allow.

lend (English): The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;...

Definitions

  1. The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;...

Ancestry of “lend”, step by step

lend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English len

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlen—
2Middle Englishlenento lean
3Old Englishlǣnanto lend; give, grant, lease
4Proto-West Germaniclaihnijanto loan, lend
5Proto-Germaniclaihnijanąto loan, lend
6Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Middle English lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlendeThe (human) loins or their muscles
2Old Englishlendenunominative/accusative plural of lenden
3Old Englishlendenloin
4Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →