Where does “lîne” come from?

lîne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Ancestry of “lîne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlīna—
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lîne”

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