Where does “lihan” come from?

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

lihan (Old Saxon): to lend, loan

Definitions

  1. to lend, loan

Ancestry of “lihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
2Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →