Where does “tvinnlína” come from?
tvinnlína (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lína, from Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
tvinnlína (Icelandic): complex line
Ancestry of “tvinnlína”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | lína | a line, a straight line; a fishing line; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lína | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |