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Where does “līn” come from?

līn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

līn (Old English): flax, linen, cloth

Definitions

  1. flax, linen, cloth

Ancestry of “līn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*līnā—
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “līn”

  • line
  • lines
  • online
  • outline
  • baseline
  • lining
  • airline
  • pipeline
  • headline
  • guideline
  • borderline
  • liner
  • timeline
  • coastline
  • shoreline
  • midline
  • offline
  • underline
  • skyline
  • linseed
  • streamline
  • frontline
  • mainline
  • underlining
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →