Where does “hogesnelheidslijn” come from?

hogesnelheidslijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijn, from Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

hogesnelheidslijn (Dutch): high-speed rail

Definitions

  1. high-speed rail

Ancestry of “hogesnelheidslijn”, step by step

hogesnelheidslijn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijnA line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable
2Middle Dutchlīne
3Old Dutchlīna
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via Dutch snelheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnelheidspeed, velocity
2Middle Dutchsnelheit

via Dutch hoge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno-