Where does “verhaallijn” come from?

verhaallijn (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.

verhaallijn (Dutch): storyline

Definitions

  1. storyline

Ancestry of “verhaallijn”, step by step

verhaallijn 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 verhaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhaalstory; redress, reparation, remedy
2Middle Dutchverhael—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →