Where does “bowline” come from?

Bowline comes from Middle English bouline, from Middle Low German bōlīne, a nautical term of uncertain ultimate origin.

bowline (English): a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in...

Definitions

  1. a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in...

Ancestry of “bowline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbouline—
2Middle Low Germanbōlīne—

Words derived from “bowline”

Every word from Middle Low German bōlīne →Every word from Middle English bouline →