Where does “dragline” come from?
dragline (English) comes from English line, from Middle English line, from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
dragline (English): A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object;...
Definitions
- A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object;...
Ancestry of “dragline”, step by step
dragline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English drag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 2 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 3 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 4 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |