Where does “beleihen” come from?

beleihen (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.

beleihen (German): to pawn give as security for a loan

Definitions

  1. to pawn give as security for a loan

Ancestry of “beleihen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beleihen”

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