Lien
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lien"
Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German lîne, from Old Saxon *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from *līną (“flax”).
Hypothesised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.
If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lien f (plural Lienen) (German Low German)
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lien m (plural Lienen)
Further reading
[edit]- Lien in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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- Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
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