Where does “jaaglijn” come from?

jaaglijn (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.

jaaglijn (Dutch): tow-line; a rope used to pull a trekschuit or...

Definitions

  1. tow-line; a rope used to pull a trekschuit or...

Ancestry of “jaaglijn”, step by step

jaaglijn traces back through two 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 jagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjagento hunt; to tug; to move quickly
2Middle Dutchjāgento hunt, to chase, to pursue
3Old Dutchjagonto hunt
4Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →
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