Where does “lin” come from?

lin (Middle English) comes from Old English līn, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lin (Middle English): Alternative form of lyne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lyne

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīnflax, linen, cloth
2Proto-West Germanic*līnāline, chord, rope, string
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →