Where does “līhen” come from?

līhen (Middle High German) comes 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.

līhen (Middle High German): to loan, to lend, to award, to gift

Definitions

  1. to loan, to lend, to award, to gift

Ancestry of “līhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīhan—
2Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
3Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “līhen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →