Where does “linet” come from?

linet (Middle English) comes from Old French linette, from Old French lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linet (Middle English): Alternative form of lynet

Definitions

Alternative form of lynet

Ancestry of “linet”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	linette	grain of flax
2	Old French	lin	line
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →