Where does “Ling” come from?

Ling (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Ling (Central Franconian): rope of minor to medium thickness; cord

Definitions

  1. rope of minor to medium thickness; cord

Ancestry of “Ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīnaline
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →