Where does “linendraper” come from?
linendraper (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.
linendraper (English): A retailer of fabrics
Ancestry of “linendraper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | linen | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber; Domestic... |
| 2 | Middle English | lynnen | Made of flax fibers; linen |
| 3 | Old English | līnen | linen", "made of flax |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līnīnaz | linen, made of flax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |