Where does “łajn” come from?

łajn (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German līhan, from Proto-West Germanic līhwan, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

łajn (Vilamovian): flax; to lend; to borrow

Definitions

  1. flax; to lend; to borrow

Ancestry of “łajn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīhan—
2Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
3Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →