Where does “linnen” come from?

linnen (Middle English) comes from Old English linnan, from Proto-West Germanic *linnan, from Proto-Germanic linnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

linnen (Middle English): Alternative form of lynnen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

Ancestry of “linnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlinnanto stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet; to...
2Proto-West Germanic*linnanto stop, cease
3Proto-Germaniclinnanąto turn, move aside, swerve from, dodge; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “linnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *linnan →