Where does “lean” come from?

lean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lénaid, from Proto-Celtic linati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lean (Scottish Gaelic): follow; continue, proceed

Definitions

  1. follow; continue, proceed

Ancestry of “lean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlénaidimpairs, injures, wounds
2Proto-Celticlinatito stick, to cling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic linati →