Where does “lanyer” come from?

lanyer (Middle English) comes from Middle French laniere, from Old French lasniere, from Old French lasne, from Old French nasliere, from Frankish nastila, from Proto-Germanic nastilō, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Ancestry of “lanyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlaniere—
2Old Frenchlasnierethong, lash
3Old Frenchlasnestrap, thong
4Old Frenchnasliere—
5Frankishnastilatie, headband
6Proto-Germanicnastilōheadband; plait
7Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nastilō →Every word from Frankish nastila →