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Where does “lendinu” come from?

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

lendinu (Old English): loins

Definitions

  1. loins

Ancestry of “lendinu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lendinu”

  • lend
  • lendeth
  • relend
  • lendable
  • lendee
  • overlend
  • unlendable
  • interlend
  • lendability
  • forlend
  • forelend
  • lende
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →