Where does “linnan” come from?

linnan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *linnan, from Proto-Germanic linnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

linnan (Old English): to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet; to...

Definitions

  1. to stop, cease from, desist, quit, forlet; to...

Ancestry of “linnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*linnanto stop, cease
2Proto-Germaniclinnanąto turn, move aside, swerve from, dodge; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “linnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *linnan →