Where does “kantlijn” come from?

kantlijn (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.

kantlijn (Dutch): margin

Definitions

  1. margin

Ancestry of “kantlijn”, step by step

kantlijn 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 kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkantside, face; side; way, direction
2Middle Dutchcantpoint, side, edge
3Old Northern Frenchcant—
4Medieval Latincanthus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →