Where does “entlehnen” come from?

entlehnen (German) comes from German lehnen, from Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic laihnōną, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

entlehnen (German): To borrow

Definitions

  1. To borrow

Ancestry of “entlehnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlehnento lean; to lean something
2Old High Germanlēhanōnto borrow
3Proto-Germaniclaihnōnąto lend
4Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “entlehnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnōną →
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