Where does “lindra” come from?

lindra (Swedish) comes from German lindern, from German lind, from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

lindra (Swedish): to make (something) less (physically or emotionally) painful; to relieve, to alleviate, to ease

Definitions

  1. to make (something) less (physically or emotionally) painful; to relieve, to alleviate, to ease

Ancestry of “lindra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlindernto alleviate, to ease, to relieve
2Germanlindmild; gentle
3Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—

Words derived from “lindra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European léntos →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþaz →Every word from German lind →
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