Where does “lijnzaad” come from?

lijnzaad (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaad, from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

lijnzaad (Dutch): linseed, flaxseed

Definitions

  1. linseed, flaxseed

Ancestry of “lijnzaad”, step by step

lijnzaad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaadseed; sperm, semen
2Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
3Middle Dutchplante—
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Dutch lijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijnA line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable
2Middle Dutchlīne—
3Old Dutchlīna—
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lijnzaad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →