loin

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lendʰ-“kidney, waist”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*lundwuz
3. Latin · derived fromlumbus
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*lumbea
5. Old French · derived fromloigne
6. Middle English · inherited fromloyne
7. English todayloin

From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.

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