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Where does “līhwan” come from?

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

līhwan (Proto-West Germanic): to lend

Definitions

  1. to lend

Ancestry of “līhwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līhwan”

  • Staatsanleihe
  • leihweise
  • Leihe
  • Unternehmensanleihe
  • Leiharbeiterin
  • Schrottanleihe
  • Leiharbeit
  • Ramschanleihe
  • verleihen
  • Leiharbeiter
  • leihen
  • Anleihe
  • lien
  • līhan
  • לײַען
  • lihan
  • līan
  • lian
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