Where does “lijn” come from?

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

lijn (Dutch): A line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable

Definitions

  1. A line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable

Ancestry of “lijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlīne—
2Old Dutchlīna—
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →