Where does “Entlehnung” come from?

Entlehnung (German) comes from German entlehnen, from German lehnen, from Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic laihnōną, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Entlehnung (German): borrowing

Definitions

  1. borrowing

Ancestry of “Entlehnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanentlehnenTo borrow
2Germanlehnento lean; to lean something
3Old High Germanlēhanōnto borrow
4Proto-Germaniclaihnōnąto lend
5Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “Entlehnung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnōną →