Where does “vlaggenlijn” come from?

vlaggenlijn (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.

vlaggenlijn (Dutch): halyard

Definitions

  1. halyard

Ancestry of “vlaggenlijn”, step by step

vlaggenlijn 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 vlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlagflag
2Proto-Germanicflakąsomething flat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnǭ →