Where does “hoseline” come from?

hoseline (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.

hoseline (English): A hose used to convey a substance, especially water for firefighting

Definitions

  1. A hose used to convey a substance, especially water for firefighting

Ancestry of “hoseline”, step by step

hoseline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English line

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlineA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
2Middle Englishlinerope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,...
3Old Englishlīneline, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,...
4Proto-West Germanic*līnāline, chord, rope, string
5Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
6Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

via English hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoseA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A...
2Middle EnglishhoseStockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...
3Old Englishhosepant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līno-
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