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Where does “linn” come from?

linn (Irish) comes from Old Irish linn, from Proto-Celtic lindom — liquid; lake.

linn (Irish): pool, pond; body of water, lake, sea; space of...

Definitions

  1. pool, pond; body of water, lake, sea; space of...

Ancestry of “linn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlinnfirst-person plural of la; period, space of time;...
2Proto-Celticlindomliquid; lake

Words derived from “linn”

  • lin
  • linn
  • lins
  • lyn
  • linne
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