Where does “lin” come from?

lin (Swedish) comes from Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lin (Swedish): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselín—
2Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Old Norse lín →