Etymograph

English

loanmonger

From loan + monger.

A compound of loan + monger

Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’

Proto-Germanic *laihną ‘that which is lent’

Old Norse lán

Middle English lone

English loan

Latin mangō ‘dealer, trader’

Proto-West Germanic *mangārī ‘dealer, merchant, monger’

Old English mangere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

Middle English mongere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

English monger

Today it means

noun A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / loanmonger