Where does “*līnā” come from?

*līnā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

*līnā (Proto-West Germanic): line, chord, rope, string

Definitions

  1. line, chord, rope, string

Ancestry of “*līnā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*līnā”

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