Where does “lynnen” come from?

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

lynnen (Middle English): Made of flax fibers; linen

Definitions

  1. Made of flax fibers; linen

Ancestry of “lynnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
2Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lynnen”

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