Where does “lennat” come from?

lennat (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

lennat (Old Irish): lover, sweetheart, mistress

Definitions

  1. lover, sweetheart, mistress

Ancestry of “lennat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlenncloak, mantle
2Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →Every word from Proto-Celtic linnā →Every word from Old Irish lenn →