Where does “lichwa” come from?

lichwa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic lixva, from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lichwa (Polish): usury

Definitions

  1. usury

Ancestry of “lichwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclixvainterest
2Gothic𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰—
3Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “lichwa”

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