Where does “raaklijn” come from?
raaklijn (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.
raaklijn (Dutch): tangent line
Ancestry of “raaklijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lijn | A line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | līne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |