Where does “lînge” come from?

lînge (Norman) comes from Old French linge, from Latin līneus, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lînge (Norman): linen; laundry

Definitions

  1. linen; laundry

Ancestry of “lînge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlinge—
2Latinlīneusof flax or linen; flaxen
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →