Where does “līn” come from?
līn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German līn, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
Ancestry of “līn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | līn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |