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Where does “Leine” come from?

Leine (German) comes from Middle High German līne, from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Leine (German): line; leash; nominative/accusative/genitive...

Definitions

  1. line; leash; nominative/accusative/genitive...

Ancestry of “Leine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīne—
2Old High Germanlīnaline
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “Leine”

  • Hundeleine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →