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Where does “linse” come from?

linse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

linse (Norwegian Nynorsk): lentil; a lentil; a lens

Definitions

  1. lentil; a lentil; a lens

Ancestry of “linse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLinselens; lentil
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “linse”

  • kontaktlinse
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