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

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