Where does “lint” come from?

lint (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lint, from Middle Dutch lijnde, from Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lint (Afrikaans): A ribbon, band, tape

Definitions

  1. A ribbon, band, tape

Ancestry of “lint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlintA ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile tape; A...
2Middle Dutchlijnderope
3Middle Dutchlīne—
4Old Dutchlīna—
5Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
6Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →
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