Where does “Léngt” come from?

Léngt (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Léngt (Luxembourgish): leash, lead

Definitions

  1. leash, lead

Ancestry of “Léngt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīnaline
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →