From <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span> *līhwaną. *<span class="searchmatch">līhwan</span> to lend Old English: lēon Old Frisian: līa Old Saxon: līhan Old Dutch: līan Middle Dutch: liën Old High German: līhan...
alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u. *laigijaną *laigǭ *laihną <span class="searchmatch">Proto</span>-<span class="searchmatch">West</span> <span class="searchmatch">Germanic</span>: *<span class="searchmatch">līhwan</span> Old English: lēon Old Frisian: līa Old Saxon: līhan Old Dutch:...