Where does “lack-linen” come from?

lack-linen (English) comes from English linen, from Middle English lynnen, from Old English līnen, from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lack-linen (English): Shirtless

Definitions

  1. Shirtless

Ancestry of “lack-linen”, step by step

lack-linen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinenThread or cloth made from flax fiber; Domestic...
2Middle EnglishlynnenMade of flax fibers; linen
3Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
4Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via English lack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlackA defect or failing; moral or spiritual...
2Middle Englishlack—
3Old English*læc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz →