| 【lend】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "lænan," "læn," "lehan," "*lihwan-," "-leofan," and "leon." It carries the basic meaning of "lend." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "lend"]
eleven ***[3192] Eleven is the number 11.
lend ***[3186] to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned
loan ***[2229] A loan is a sum of money that you borrow.
[WORD ROOT]root lend
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] lend, leven, loan
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) lænan, læn, lehan, *lihwan-, -leofan, leon
[MEANING]root lend
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 lænan to grant temporarily, lease out, make loans, lend money at interest
- 【Old English】 læn (the prehistoric source of Old English) gift
- 【Old English】 lehan
- 【Old English】 lihwan- to grant, lend
- 【Old English】 -leofan [akin to Old English leon("to lend")]
- 【Old English】 leon to lend
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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eleven ★★★[3192] numeral from eleven 〈 one
【DEFINITION】 Eleven is the number 11.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(one); one ⑵ leven(lend); lend
【Etymology】 《Old English endleofan》 [end-+-leofan, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif(“one left”)] one left
lend ★★★[3186] verb from lend
【DEFINITION】 ① to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned
② to give (money) to someone who agrees to pay it back in the future
③ to make (something) available to (someone or something)
【Declension/Conjugation】 lent, lent, lending, lends
【SYNONYM】 loan, impart
【ROOTs】 lend; lend
【Etymology】 《Old English lænan》 to grant temporarily, lease out, make loans, lend money at interest
【First Known Meaning】 grant temporary possession of,
【DERIVATIVEs】 lendable, lender, lend
loan ★★★[2229] noun
【DEFINITION】 A loan is a sum of money that you borrow.
【pl.】 loans
【ROOTs】 loan(lend); loan
【Etymology】 《Old Norse lan》 loan
【First Known Meaning】 that which is lent or owning, a thing furnished on promise of future return; a gift or reward from a superior, a gift of God
【DERIVATIVEs】 loanable, loaner, loan
Other words containing "lend"; lendable, lender, loanable, loaner
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
leg-, legis-
leg-, lega-, lege-, league
lect-, leg-
lead
lax
law
late
late
land
labor
