Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līną.

Noun

*līn n

1. flax

   Synonyms: *flahs, *haʀu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*līn
Genitive	*līnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*līn	*līnu
Accusative	*līn	*līnu
Genitive	*līnas	*līnō
Dative	*līnē	*līnum
Instrumental	*līnu	*līnum

Derived terms

• *līnīn

Descendants

• Old English: līn
  • Middle English: lin, line
    • English: line
    • Scots: line, lyne
• Old Frisian: līn
  • Saterland Frisian: Lien
  • West Frisian: lyn
• Old Saxon: līn
  • Middle Low German: lîn
    • German Low German: Lien
• Old Dutch: *līn
  • Middle Dutch: lijn
    • Dutch: lijn
• Old High German: līn
  • Middle High German: līn
    • German: Lein
    • Vilamovian: łȧjn