Where does “len” come from?

len (Swedish) comes from Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic linaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

len (Swedish): soft, smooth

Definitions

  1. soft, smooth

Ancestry of “len”, step by step

len traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse linr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselinrsoft, limp; mild
2Proto-Germaniclinaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Turkish lan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishlanyo

Words derived from “len”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linaz →Every word from Old Norse linr →