Where does “lind” come from?

lind (Old English) comes from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

lind (Old English): lime, linden; shield

Definitions

  1. lime, linden; shield

Ancestry of “lind”, step by step

lind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Karelian lindu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianlindubird
2Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

Words derived from “lind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →