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Where does “lendin” come from?

lendin (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “lendin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lendin”

  • lende
  • lendenwervel
  • lendendoek
  • lenden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →