Where does “linna” come from?

linna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic linnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

linna (Icelandic): to stop, to abate

Definitions

  1. to stop, to abate

Ancestry of “linna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselinnato pause, rest; to stop, rest
2Proto-Germaniclinnanąto turn, move aside, swerve from, dodge; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linnaną →Every word from Old Norse linna →