Where does “Leihgabe” come from?

Leihgabe (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.

Leihgabe (German): loaned item

Definitions

  1. loaned item

Ancestry of “Leihgabe”, step by step

Leihgabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leihen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleihento lend; to loan; to borrow
2Middle High Germanlīhento loan, to lend, to award, to gift
3Old High Germanlīhan—
4Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
5Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via German gābe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangābegift, present, donation, alms
2Germangebento give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
3Middle High Germangebento give
4Old High Germangebanto give
5Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “Leihgabe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →
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