Proto-Germanic
*līną
‘flax, linen’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *līną.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *līną, most familiar first.
- line ← *līnā ← *līnǭ
- lin ← *līnā ← *līnǭ
- linen ← lynnen ← *līnīn
- linseed ← līnsǣd ← līn ← *līnā ← *līnǭ
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *līną