Etymograph

English

loanshark

From loan + shark.

A compound of loan + shark

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

Proto-Germanic *laihną ‘that which is lent’

Old Norse lán

Middle English lone

English loan

Middle English shark

English shark

Today it means

noun To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.

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

Etymograph / loanshark