Etymology

lind

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Today it means: The lime tree, or linden tree. Full definition →

Middle English lind ← Old English lind ← Proto-West Germanic *lindu
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lind · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*lindō
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*lindu
  3. Old English · inherited fromlind
  4. Middle English · inherited fromlind
  5. English todaylind

From Middle English lind, linde, from Old English lind, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō. Cognate with Dutch linde, German Linde, Swedish lind. Cognate to Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”).

Lind · proper noun2

* As an English, North German, Dutch, and North Germanic surname, from lind (“lime tree”). * As a South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective lind (“gentle”). * As a Yiddish surname, variant of Linde.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlind all →

limeLinwoodLyndhurstLindleyLilleyLindonLindenhurstLinford

Proto-Germanic*lindō all →

linden

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