Where does “linne” come from?

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

linne (Middle English): Alternative form of lynnen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

Ancestry of “linne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “linne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →