Where does “kustlinie” come from?

kustlinie (Dutch) comes from Dutch linie, from Middle Dutch linie, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

kustlinie (Dutch): coastline

Definitions

  1. coastline

Ancestry of “kustlinie”, step by step

kustlinie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch linie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlinieline, line of battle; line
2Middle Dutchlinie—
3Old Frenchligne—
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Dutch kust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkustThe shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal...
2Middle Dutchcustchoice, what is chosen
3Old Dutchkust—
4Proto-Germanickustuztrial, choice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →