Where does “lending” come from?

lending (English) comes from Icelandic lenda, from Old Norse lenda, from Proto-Germanic landijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

lending (English): That lends; The action of, or an instance of the...

Definitions

  1. That lends; The action of, or an instance of the...

Ancestry of “lending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclendato land
2Old Norselendato land
3Proto-Germaniclandijanąto land
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “lending”

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