Where does “lenn” come from?

lenn (Breton) comes from Old Breton lenn, from Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

lenn (Breton): to read; lake; cover

Definitions

  1. to read; lake; cover

Ancestry of “lenn”, step by step

lenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Breton lenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonlenn—
2Middle Welshllenn—
3Old Welshlenn—
4Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax

via Middle Breton lenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonlenn—
2Old Bretonlin—
3Proto-Celticlindoslake, liquid; pool, lake

Words derived from “lenn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →Every word from Proto-Celtic linnā →Every word from Old Welsh lenn →