Where does “Lind” come from?

Lind (English) comes from Middle English lind, from Old English lind, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Lind (English): The lime tree, or linden tree

Definitions

  1. The lime tree, or linden tree

Ancestry of “Lind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlindAlternative form of lynde
2Old Englishlindlime, linden; shield
3Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
4Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
5Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Lind”

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