Where does “lind” come from?

lind (Middle English) comes from Old English lind, from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

lind (Middle English): Alternative form of lynde

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lynde

Ancestry of “lind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlindlime, linden; shield
2Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
3Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
4Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “lind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →