Where does “Lende” come from?

Lende (German) comes from Middle High German lente, from Old High German lentī, from Proto-Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Lende (German): loin

Definitions

  1. loin

Ancestry of “Lende”, step by step

Lende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlente—
2Old High Germanlentī—
3Proto-Germanic*land—
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Middle High German lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlendelanding place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *land →