Where does “Linn” come from?

Linn (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German linna, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Linn (Luxembourgish): line

Definitions

line

Ancestry of “Linn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	linna	—
2	Latin	līnea	—
3	Latin	līnum	—
4	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →

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