Where does “linsæd” come from?

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

linsæd (Old English): linseed, flaxseed

Definitions

  1. linseed, flaxseed

Ancestry of “linsæd”, step by step

linsæd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English līn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīnflax, linen, cloth
2Proto-West Germanic*līnāline, chord, rope, string
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via Old English sǣd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsǣdseed, that which is sown
2Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →