Where does “līna” come from?
līna (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
līna (Old High German): line
Ancestry of “līna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
Words derived from “līna”