Where does “linna” come from?

linna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic linnaną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

linna (Old Norse): to pause, rest; to stop, rest

Definitions

  1. to pause, rest; to stop, rest

Ancestry of “linna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclinnanąto turn, move aside, swerve from, dodge; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “linna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linnaną →
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