Where does “Linde” come from?

Linde (English) comes from German Linde, from Middle High German linde, from Old High German linta, from Karelian lindu, from Proto-Germanic lindō, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

Ancestry of “Linde”, step by step

Linde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Linde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLindelinden, lime tree
2Middle High Germanlinde—
3Old High Germanlintalinden
4Karelianlindubird
5Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

via Spanish linde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlindeboundary
2Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
3Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “Linde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lindō →Every word from Karelian lindu →