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Where does “linn” come from?

linn (English) comes from Middle English linne, from Old English hlynn, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

linn (English): A pool of water, especially one below a...

Definitions

  1. A pool of water, especially one below a...

Ancestry of “linn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlinneAlternative form of lynnen
2Old Englishhlynntorrent
3Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
4Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
5Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “linn”

  • lin
  • lyn
  • lins
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