Where does “laen” come from?
laen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lana, from Proto-Germanic lanō — lane, passageway.
Ancestry of “laen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | lana | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lanō | lane, passageway |
Words derived from “laen”