Where does “lendee” come from?
lendee (English) comes from English lend, from English len, from Middle English lenen, from Old English lǣnan, from Proto-West Germanic laihnijan, from Proto-Germanic laihnijaną, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
lendee (English): The person to whom something is lent
Definitions
- The person to whom something is lent
Ancestry of “lendee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lend | The lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;... |
| 2 | English | len | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lenen | to lean |
| 4 | Old English | lǣnan | to lend; give, grant, lease |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laihnijan | to loan, lend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laihnijaną | to loan, lend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |