Where does “len” come from?
len (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...
len (Romansch): wood
Ancestry of “len”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lignum | firewood; wood tissue; tree |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | legnom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-no-m | that which is collected |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |