Etymograph

English

superlean

From super- + lean.

Formed from super- + lean

Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-

Proto-Germanic *hlināną ‘to lean, incline’

Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn ‘to lean’

Old English hleonian ‘to lean, recline, lie down, rest’

Middle English lenen ‘to lean’

English lean

Today it means

adj Very lean.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superlean”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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