Where does “loanmonger” come from?

loanmonger (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.

loanmonger (English): A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans

Definitions

  1. A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans

Ancestry of “loanmonger”, step by step

loanmonger 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 monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →