Where does “linur” come from?

linur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic linaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

linur (Icelandic): soft, limp; limp, flaccid; weak

Definitions

  1. soft, limp; limp, flaccid; weak

Ancestry of “linur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselinrsoft, limp; mild
2Proto-Germaniclinaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “linur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linaz →Every word from Old Norse linr →