Where does “אַנטלײַען” come from?
אַנטלײַען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לײַען, from Middle High German līhen, 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.
אַנטלײַען (Yiddish): to lend
Definitions
- to lend
Ancestry of “אַנטלײַען”, step by step
אַנטלײַען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לײַען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לײַען | lend; borrow |
| 2 | Middle High German | līhen | to loan, to lend, to award, to gift |
| 3 | Old High German | līhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līhwan | to lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via Yiddish אַנט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַנט | — |