Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “līna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
2Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “līna”

  • Leine
  • Hundeleine
  • lina
  • lin
  • līne
  • Léngt
  • Leng
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