Where does “lína” come from?

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

lína (Faroese): line; rope

Definitions

  1. line; rope

Ancestry of “lína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselína—
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →