Where does “līhan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “līhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līhan”

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