Where does “Steinkirchlein” come from?

Steinkirchlein (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 “Steinkirchlein”, step by step

Steinkirchlein 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 [[Steinkirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Steinkirche—

via German Steinkirch]]

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