Where does “Leihhaus” come from?

Leihhaus (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.

Leihhaus (German): pawnshop

Definitions

  1. pawnshop

Ancestry of “Leihhaus”, step by step

Leihhaus 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 haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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