Where does “lene” come from?

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

lene (Norwegian Nynorsk): to lean

Definitions

  1. to lean

Ancestry of “lene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlehnento lean; to lean something
2Old High Germanlēhanōnto borrow
3Proto-Germaniclaihnōnąto lend
4Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “lene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnōną →