Where does “Afterlehen” come from?

Afterlehen (German) comes from German lehen, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Afterlehen (German): A fief, which a liege lord received then...

Definitions

  1. A fief, which a liege lord received then...

Ancestry of “Afterlehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlehenfeud or fief (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord)
2Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “Afterlehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from German lehen →