Where does “linseed” come from?

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

Ancestry of “linseed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīnsǣdseed of flax
2Old Englishlīnflax, linen, cloth
3Proto-West Germanic*līnāline, chord, rope, string
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “linseed”

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