Linse

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) lens
2. (feminine) lentil

Sinonieme

Objektiv

Linsensystem

Okular

Brennglas

Linsen

Brillenglas

Kristallinse

Erve

Augenglas

Kristallin

Augenlinse

Bohne

Erbse

Vertalings

lentille

lens

lenteja

lenticchia

lentil

lentilha

linze

lente

mercimek

lente

φακή

lente

φακός

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlɪnzə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: linse

Geërf van Old High German: linsa

Verwante met Latyn: lēns

Verwante met Litaus: lęšis

Verwante met Kerkslawies: лѧща

In summary

From Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source.
Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.
If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
The sense ‘lens’ is a semantic loan from Latin lēns (“lentil; lens”).