Etymology Explorer › Old Welsh

Where does “lenn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax

Words derived from “lenn”

  • llen
  • rhaglen
  • rhaglenni
  • llenn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →