Where does “Glöcklein” come from?

Glöcklein (German) comes from German lein, from Middle High German līn, from Old High German līn, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Ancestry of “Glöcklein”, step by step

Glöcklein traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German lein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleinlinen
2Middle High Germanlīn—
3Old High Germanlīn—
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via German [[Glocke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Glocke—

via German Glöck]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlöck]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Old High German līn →