Where does “lent” come from?

lent (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian len, from Proto-Slavic lьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lína, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lent (Hungarian): below, down; downstairs

Definitions

  1. below, down; downstairs

Ancestry of “lent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlenflax
2Proto-Slaviclьnъflax
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclína
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “lent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic línaEvery word from Proto-Slavic lьnъ
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