Where does “lindi” come from?

lindi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lindi, from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

lindi (Icelandic): belt, girdle; cummerbund; cincture

Definitions

  1. belt, girdle; cummerbund; cincture

Ancestry of “lindi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselindibelt, strap
2Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European léntos →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþaz →Every word from Old Norse lindi →