Where does “lende” come from?

lende (Middle English) comes from Old English lendenu, from Old English lenden, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lende (Middle English): The (human) loins or their muscles

Definitions

  1. The (human) loins or their muscles

Ancestry of “lende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlendenunominative/accusative plural of lenden
2Old Englishlendenloin
3Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landį̄ →Every word from Old English lenden →