Where does “lins” come from?

lins (German) comes from German linsen, from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

lins (German): singular imperative of linsen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of linsen; first-person...

Ancestry of “lins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlinsento peek
2GermanLinselens; lentil
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →