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

Definitions

  1. complex line

Ancestry of “tvinnlína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclínaa line, a straight line; a fishing line; a...
2Old Norselína—
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →