Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līnā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *līnǭ.

Noun

*līnā f

line, chord, rope, string

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*līnā
Genitive	*līnōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*līnā	*līnōn
Accusative	*līnōn	*līnōn
Genitive	*līnōn	*līnōnō
Dative	*līnōn	*līnōm
Instrumental	*līnōn	*līnōm

Descendants

Old English: līne
- Middle English: line
  - Scots: line
  - English: line
Old Frisian: līne
- North Frisian: liin
- Saterland Frisian: Liene
- West Frisian: line
Old Saxon: *līna
- Middle Low German: līne
  - German Low German: Lien
Old Dutch: *līna
- Middle Dutch: line
  - Dutch: lijn, linnen
Old High German: līna
- Middle High German: līne
  - German: Leine
  - → Polish: lina
  - Luxembourgish: Léngt

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