Where does “lynen” come from?

lynen (Middle English) comes from Old English līnen, from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lynen (Middle English): Alternative form of lynnen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lynnen

Ancestry of “lynen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
2Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz →