Where does “Lehnseid” come from?

Lehnseid (German) comes from German eid, from Middle High German eit, from Old High German eid, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Lehnseid (German): oath of fealty

Definitions

  1. oath of fealty

Ancestry of “Lehnseid”, step by step

Lehnseid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneidoath
2Middle High Germaneit—
3Old High Germaneidoath
4Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
5Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

via German lehen

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ →