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Where does “nonlending” come from?

nonlending (English) comes from English lending, 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.

nonlending (English): That does not lend; The policy or practice of not...

Definitions

  1. That does not lend; The policy or practice of not...

Ancestry of “nonlending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlendingThat lends; The action of, or an instance of the...
2Icelandiclendato land
3Old Norselendato land
4Proto-Germaniclandijanąto land
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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