Where does “limbline” come from?
limbline (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.
limbline (English): A fishing line that dangles from the limb of an...
Definitions
- A fishing line that dangles from the limb of an...
Ancestry of “limbline”, step by step
limbline 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 limb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limb | A major appendage of human or animal, used for... |
| 2 | English | lum | A chimney; A ventilating chimney over the shaft... |
| 3 | English | Columbus | A person who makes a great discovery; To explore;... |
| 4 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |