Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līnā

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *līnǭ.

Noun

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*līnā f

  1. line, chord, rope, string

Inflection

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

Descendants

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  • Old English: līne
  • Old Frisian: līne
  • Old Saxon: *līna
    • Middle Low German: lîne
      • German Low German: Lien
  • Old Dutch: *līna
  • Old High German: līna