lean etymology

Etymology:

• Derived from the Old English word "hlænan," meaning "to lean or incline"
• Germanic in origin, related to the German word "lehnen" and the Dutch word "leunen"

Meaning:

• To rest against something for support
• To depend or rely on something or someone
• To be inclined or disposed towards something
• To incline or bend something

Origin:

• The word "lean" has been in use in the English language since the early 7th century
• It is believed to derive from a Proto-Germanic root hlaunijaną, meaning "to lean or incline"
• This root is also the source of the words "loan" and "land"

lean relate terms

• leaning

  Etymology Origin Middle English 14th century from Old English hlyniende hlīniende

• lean

  Etymology Derived from the Old English word hlænan meaning to lean or incline Ger

• leanness

  Etymology Old English lænnysse lænnesu Proto Germanic hlainjaz Proto Indo European

• lean

  Etymology Derived from the Old English word hlænan meaning to lean or incline Ger

• links

  Etymology The word links has two possible etymological origins Old English The wor

• rich

  Etymology The word rich originated in Middle English from the Old French riche which

• tend

  Etymology The word tend comes from the Middle English word tenden which in turn com

• recline

  Etymology Latin reclinare to lean back lie down Origin Proto Indo European root

• scrag

  Etymology The word scrag has several possible etymologies Old Norse skröggr mea

• heel

  Etymology The word heel derives from the Old English word hǣl which is of uncertain o

• incline

  Etymology The word incline derives from the Latin word inclinare meaning to bend or

• list

  Etymology The word list has several etymologies Old English liste meaning a bord

• silt

  Etymology The word silt comes from the Middle English word sylt which in turn may d