lehnen

Etymology 1
From a merger of two interrelated verbs:. The merger occurred in Central and Low German dialects, in which -ei- and open-syllable -i-, -e- all become > -ē-. Some Upper German dialects retain a distinction between transitive and intransitive forms to this day. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.
 * ,, from , from , from
 * , from, from , from , a causative of the former.

Verb

 * 1)  to lean
 * 2)  to lean something

Etymology 2
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬,.

Verb

 * 1)  to lend, borrow

Usage notes

 * The derivative remains common in the specific sense of “to borrow a word, idea, cultural concept/object”. In the same context also the stem  in compounds (see below).