leen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/leːn/

noun
Definitions
  • fief, feudalfeudal estate
  • (obsolete) loan

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch leen inherited from Old Dutch *lēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *laihną (loan, fief) root from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (leave, remain, leave over).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leykʷ-

Gloss

leave, remain, leave over

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

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