Where does “cut線” come from?

cut線 (Chinese) comes from English CUT, from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

cut線 (Chinese): to end a call; to hang up; to change lanes when...

Definitions

  1. to end a call; to hang up; to change lanes when...

Ancestry of “cut線”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
2Middle Englishcutten—
3Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
4Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →