Where does “lēon” come from?

lēon (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lēon (Old English): to lend, loan

Definitions

  1. to lend, loan

Ancestry of “lēon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lēon”

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