Where does “hypotekslån” come from?

hypotekslån (Swedish) comes from Swedish lån, from Old Swedish län, from Middle Low German lēn, from Old Norse lén, from Middle Low German lehen, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

hypotekslån (Swedish): mortgage loan

Definitions

  1. mortgage loan

Ancestry of “hypotekslån”, step by step

hypotekslån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånloan
2Old Swedishlän
3Middle Low Germanlēn
4Old Norselénfief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal...
5Middle Low Germanlehen
6Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Swedish hypotek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhypotek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnąEvery word from Middle Low German lehen