Where does “Lindon” come from?

Lindon (English) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Lindon”, step by step

Lindon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lind

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

via French lin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlinlinen; flax
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →