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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīn—
2Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “līn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Old High German līn →
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