Where does “crotchline” come from?
crotchline (English) comes from English crotch, from Middle English croche, from Old French croche, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crotchline (English): The line of a garment around the crotch
Definitions
- The line of a garment around the crotch
Ancestry of “crotchline”, step by step
crotchline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crotch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crotch | The area where something forks or branches, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | croche | — |
| 3 | Old French | croche | hooked; curved; hook |
| 4 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 5 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English line
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 2 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 3 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |