Where does “Lehne” come from?

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

Lehne (German): arm (of a chair), armrest

Definitions

  1. arm (of a chair), armrest

Ancestry of “Lehne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lehne”

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