lehnen.
to lean
Meaning & usage
to lean
to lean something
Where this word comes from
From a merger of two interrelated verbs: # Middle High German linen, lenen, from Old High German hlinēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną # Middle High German leinen, from Old High German hleinen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlainijan, from Proto-Germanic *hlainijaną, a causative of the former. This merger began in certain Central and Low German dialects in which -ei- and open-syllable -i- both become long -e- vowels (Middle Low German lēnen). Some Upper German dialects retain a distinction between transitive and intransitive forms to this day. Cognate with Dutch leunen, English lean.
to lend, borrow
Where this word comes from
From Old High German lēhanōn. Cognate with Dutch lenen, English lend.
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