Where does “hemline” come from?
hemline (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.
hemline (English): The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt,...
Definitions
- The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt,...
Ancestry of “hemline”, step by step
hemline 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 hem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hem | Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | hem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 3 | Old English | hem | hem, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |