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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlana—
2Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway

Words derived from “laen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic lanō →Every word from Old Dutch lana →
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