Where does “cromlin” come from?

cromlin (Welsh) comes from Welsh llin, from Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

cromlin (Welsh): curve, chord

Definitions

  1. curve, chord

Ancestry of “cromlin”, step by step

cromlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinline, stroke
2Middle Welshllin—
3Old Welshlin—
4Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Welsh crwm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrwmcurved, bowed, bent
2Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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