Where does “lain” come from?

lain (Romansch) comes from Latin lignum, from Proto-Italic legnom, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lain (Romansch): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “lain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlignumfirewood; wood tissue; tree
2Proto-Italiclegnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-no-mthat which is collected
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-no-m →Every word from Proto-Italic legnom →