Where does “linie” come from?

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

linie (Dutch): line, line of battle; line

Definitions

  1. line, line of battle; line

Ancestry of “linie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlinie—
2Old Frenchligne—
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →