Where does “linn” come from?

linn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish linn, from Proto-Celtic lindom — liquid; lake.

linn (Scottish Gaelic): era, age, period; century; generation

Definitions

  1. era, age, period; century; generation

Ancestry of “linn”, step by step

linn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish linn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlinnfirst-person plural of la; period, space of time;...
2Proto-Celticlindomliquid; lake

via Proto-Celtic lindos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlindoslake, liquid; pool, lake

Words derived from “linn”

Every word from Proto-Celtic lindom →Every word from Old Irish linn →