Where does “linerle” come from?

linerle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linerle (Norwegian Nynorsk): wagtail (bird)

Definitions

  1. wagtail (bird)

Ancestry of “linerle”, step by step

linerle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklinflax; linen
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Norwegian Nynorsk erle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskerlewagtail (bird)
2Old Norseertla—
3Old Norseartaa species of teal, garganey
4Proto-Germanic*artǭwagtail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →