Where does “Ла́нівці” come from?

Ла́нівці (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лан, from Polish łan, 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.

Ancestry of “Ла́нівці”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianланflax
2Polishłanfield
3Old Czechlán—
4Middle High Germanlēhen—
5Old High Germanlēhanloan, tenure
6Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “Ла́нівці”

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