Where does “līan” come from?

līan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic līhwan, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

līan (Old Dutch): to lend, to grant

Definitions

  1. to lend, to grant

Ancestry of “līan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
2Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “līan”

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