Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laihną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*laihwną

Etymology

From earlier *laihwnam, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave, leave over”). Cognate with Latin linquō (“quit, leave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯x.nɑ̃/

Noun

*laihną n

that which is lent, loan
fief

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *laihną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laihną	*laihnō
vocative	*laihną	*laihnō
accusative	*laihną	*laihnō
genitive	laihnas, laihnis	*laihnǫ̂
dative	*laihnai	*laihnamaz
instrumental	*laihnō	*laihnamiz

Derived terms

*laihnijaną
*laihnijaz
*laihnōną

Related terms

*līhwaną

Descendants

Old English: lǣn
- Middle English: læn, leane
  - Scots: len
Old Frisian: lēn
- North Frisian: leen
- West Frisian: lien
Old Saxon: lēhan
- Middle Low German: lehen, lên, leen, lehn, lein
  - Old Norse: lén
    - Danish: len
    - Swedish: län
    - Norwegian: len
Old Dutch: *lēn
- Middle Dutch: leen
  - Dutch: leen
Old High German: lēhan
- Middle High German: lēhen
  - German: Lehen
Old Norse: lán
- Icelandic: lán
- Faroese: lán
- Norwegian: lån
- Old Swedish: lān
  - Swedish: lån
- Old Danish: lān
  - Danish: lån
- Westrobothnian: låɳ, lan
- → Middle English: lane, lone
  - Scots: lane, lain
  - English: loan
    - Scots: loan
→ Finnic: *laihna (see there for further descendants)

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