myEtymology.com: English etymology of linden

Etymology of the English word linden

the English word linden

derived from the English word n

using the English suffix -en

derived from the English word lime

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lindo

The earliest known usage of linden in English dates from the 16th century.

Dutch linde, German Linde, Icelandic linditré, Swedish lind

Word found in Old English, Modern English