Where does “*linu” come from?

*linu (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *linu, from Proto-Germanic linwaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Ancestry of “*linu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*linu—
2Proto-Germaniclinwazsoft; mild; gentle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “*linu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *linu →