Where does “Liene” come from?

Liene (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian līne, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

Liene (Saterland Frisian): line, cord

Definitions

  1. line, cord

Ancestry of “Liene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlīne—
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →