Where does “linens” come from?

linens (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.

linens (English): plural of linen; API pl; Household textiles made...

Definitions

  1. plural of linen; API pl; Household textiles made...

Ancestry of “linens”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz →