Where does “linsen” come from?

linsen (German) comes 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.

linsen (German): to peek

Definitions

  1. to peek

Ancestry of “linsen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “linsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →