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*līnāline, chord, rope, string
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “līn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →