Where does “łan” come from?

łan (Polish) comes from Old Czech lán, from Middle High German lēhen, from Old High German lēhan, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

łan (Polish): field

Definitions

  1. field

Ancestry of “łan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechlán—
2Middle High Germanlēhen—
3Old High Germanlēhanloan, tenure
4Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “łan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Old High German lēhan →