Where does “Leihfrist” come from?
Leihfrist (German) comes from German leihen, from Middle High German līhen, from Old High German līhan, from Proto-West Germanic līhwan, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
Leihfrist (German): loan period
Definitions
- loan period
Ancestry of “Leihfrist”, step by step
Leihfrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leihen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leihen | to lend; to loan; to borrow |
| 2 | Middle High German | līhen | to loan, to lend, to award, to gift |
| 3 | Old High German | līhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līhwan | to lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via German frist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frist | term, period time limit, deadline |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrist | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frist | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fristiz | an appointed time; date |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |