Where does “loodlijn” come from?

loodlijn (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.

loodlijn (Dutch): perpendicular line

Definitions

  1. perpendicular line

Ancestry of “loodlijn”, step by step

loodlijn 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 lood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloodlead; lot; plumb bob, plummet
2Middle Dutchlôotlead metal
3Old Dutchlōt—

Words derived from “loodlijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →