Where does “lintøy” come from?

lintøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tøy, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

lintøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): linen

Definitions

  1. linen

Ancestry of “lintøy”, step by step

lintøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

via Norwegian Nynorsk lin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklinflax; linen
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →