Where does “lint” come from?

lint (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile tape; A...

Definitions

  1. A ribbon, a cloth band or non-textile tape; A...

Ancestry of “lint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlijnderope
2Middle Dutchlīne—
3Old Dutchlīna—
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →