An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Lilie

by Friedrich Kluge

Lilie, f., ‘lily,’ from the equiv. MidHG. lilje, OHG. lilja, f.; borrowed in OHG. from Lat. lîlia, plur.; the brevity of the i of the accented syllable in the G. word and also in E. (AS. lilie, E. lily) is the same as in Linie and Litze, from Lat. lînea and lîcium. Comp. Rose.