Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laihną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬑𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬵 (raēxənah), Sanskrit रेक्णस् (rékṇas, “property, inheritance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯x.nɑ̃/

Noun

*laihną n

1. that which is lent, loan
2. 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

• Proto-West Germanic: *laihn
  • 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
          • → Finnish: lääni
        • Norwegian: len
  • Old Dutch: *lēn
    • Middle Dutch: leen
      • Dutch: leen
  • Old High German: lēhan
    • Middle High German: lēhen
      • German: Lehen
        • → Russian: лен (len)
      • → Old Czech: léno
        • → Polish: lenno
• Old Norse: lán
  • Icelandic: lán
  • Faroese: lán
  • Norwegian: lån
  • Old Swedish: lān
    • Swedish: lån
  • Old Danish: lān
    • Danish: lån
  • → Middle English: lane, lone
    • Scots: lane, lain
    • English: loan
      • → Scots: loan
• → Proto-Finnic: *laihna (see there for further descendants)