Where does “Lincrusta” come from?
Lincrusta (English) comes from English linseed, from Middle English linseed, from Old English līnsǣd, from Old English līn, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
Lincrusta (English): A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled...
Definitions
- A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled...
Ancestry of “Lincrusta”, step by step
Lincrusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English linseed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | linseed | The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed... |
| 2 | Middle English | linseed | — |
| 3 | Old English | līnsǣd | seed of flax |
| 4 | Old English | līn | flax, linen, cloth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
via English crust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crust | A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cruste | crust |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cruste | — |
| 4 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |