Where does “lender” come from?

Lender comes from Middle English lendare and Middle English lenner, though the precise original meaning remains unattested.

lender (English): One who lends, especially money; specifically, a...

Definitions

  1. One who lends, especially money; specifically, a...

Ancestry of “lender”, step by step

lender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlendThe lumbar region; loin; The loins; flank;...
2Englishlen—
3Middle Englishlenento lean
4Old Englishlǣnanto lend; give, grant, lease
5Proto-West Germaniclaihnijanto loan, lend
6Proto-Germaniclaihnijanąto loan, lend
7Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Middle English lendare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlendare—
2Middle Englishlenner—

Words derived from “lender”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnijaną →