Where does “līna” come from?

līna (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →