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Where does “lehnen” come from?

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

lehnen (German): to lean; to lean something

Definitions

  1. to lean; to lean something

Ancestry of “lehnen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lehnen”

  • Lehnübersetzung
  • Bedeutungsentlehnung
  • hinauslehnen
  • anlehnen
  • Ablehnung
  • Lehnwort
  • Lehnstuhl
  • Anlehnung
  • Entlehnung
  • entlehnen
  • Armlehne
  • ablehnen
  • lene
  • lenestol
  • lent
  • lenestol
  • lene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →