Where does “loanee” come from?

loanee (English) comes from English loan, from Scottish Gaelic lòn, from Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lón, from Proto-Celtic *lawano-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

loanee (English): borrower; someone who is loaned something;...

Definitions

  1. borrower; someone who is loaned something;...

Ancestry of “loanee”, step by step

loanee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English loan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloanAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance...
2Scottish Gaeliclònpool
3Middle Irishlon—
4Old Irishlónfat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast
5Proto-Celtic*lawano-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
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