mid-15c., agent noun from lend (v.). Old English had laenere, agent noun from lænan; the Middle English word might be a new formation or it might be the older word with an unetymological -d- from lend.
lemur
Lemuria
Lena
Lenape
lend
lender
length
lengthen
lengthways
lengthwise
lengthy
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