Where does “lina” come from?

lina (Swedish) comes from Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

lina (Swedish): a wire, a rope, a line

Definitions

  1. a wire, a rope, a line

Ancestry of “lina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselína—
2Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

Words derived from “lina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →