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Where does “lendenu” come from?

lendenu (Old English) comes from Old English lenden, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lendenu (Old English): nominative/accusative plural of lenden

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative plural of lenden

Ancestry of “lendenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlendenloin
2Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lendenu”

  • lend
  • lendeth
  • relend
  • lendable
  • lendee
  • overlend
  • unlendable
  • interlend
  • lendability
  • forlend
  • forelend
  • lende
  • lendes
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