Where does “skillelinje” come from?
skillelinje (Danish) comes from Danish linje, from German linie, from Polish linia, from Polish -uszek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
skillelinje (Danish): a dividing line
Definitions
- a dividing line
Ancestry of “skillelinje”, step by step
skillelinje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish linje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | linje | line; file |
| 2 | German | linie | line |
| 3 | Polish | linia | line |
| 4 | Polish | -uszek | forms masculine diminutives |
| 5 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 6 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 8 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Danish skille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skille | to separate; to separate, come apart; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |