Where does “lín” come from?

lín (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lín (Faroese): flax; linen, cloth, thread

Definitions

  1. flax; linen, cloth, thread

Ancestry of “lín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselín—
2Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Old Norse lín →