Where does “lins” come from?

lins (Swedish) comes from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

lins (Swedish): lentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop

Definitions

  1. lentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop

Ancestry of “lins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLinselens; lentil
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “lins”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →