Where does “linn” come from?
linn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse linnr, from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.
linn (Norwegian Nynorsk): weak
Ancestry of “linn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | linnr | whether |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | linþaz | bendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | léntos | — |