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Where does “lingel” come from?

lingel (English) comes from French ligneul, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lingel (English): A shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax; A...

Definitions

  1. A shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax; A...

Ancestry of “lingel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchligneul—
2Latinlīnea—
3Latinlīnum—
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →