Where does “lín” come from?
lín (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
lín (Icelandic): flax; linen
Ancestry of “lín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lín | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |