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
- 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
| 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 hose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hose | A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | hose | Stockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;... |
| 3 | Old English | hose | pant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hosā | outer cover, shell; leggings, trousers |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | husǭ | An outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |