Where does “lent” come from?

lent (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lene, from German lehnen, from Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic laihnōną, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lent (Norwegian Bokmål): past participle of lene

Definitions

  1. past participle of lene

Ancestry of “lent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleneto lean
2Germanlehnento lean; to lean something
3Old High Germanlēhanōnto borrow
4Proto-Germaniclaihnōnąto lend
5Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnōną →