Where does “armlene” come from?

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

armlene (Norwegian Nynorsk): an armrest, arm of a chair, sofa etc

Definitions

  1. an armrest, arm of a chair, sofa etc

Ancestry of “armlene”, step by step

armlene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleneto 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

via Norwegian Nynorsk arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarmpoor, pitiful; an arm
2Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnōną →
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