Where does “לײַען” come from?

לײַען (Yiddish) comes 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.

לײַען (Yiddish): lend; borrow

Definitions

  1. lend; borrow

Ancestry of “לײַען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīhento loan, to lend, to award, to gift
2Old High Germanlīhan—
3Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
4Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “לײַען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →