Where does “leihen” come from?

leihen (German) comes 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.

leihen (German): to lend; to loan; to borrow

Definitions

  1. to lend; to loan; to borrow

Ancestry of “leihen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīhento loan, to lend, to award, to gift
2Old High Germanlīhan—
3Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
4Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “leihen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →