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
Ancestry of “Entlehnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | entlehnen | To borrow |
| 2 | German | lehnen | to lean; to lean something |
| 3 | Old High German | lēhanōn | to borrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laihnōną | to lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
Words derived from “Entlehnung”