Where does “linestrength” come from?
linestrength (English) comes from English strength, from Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengþu, from Proto-West Germanic strangiþu, from Proto-West Germanic strang, from Proto-Germanic strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
linestrength (English): The intensity of a spectrum line
Definitions
- The intensity of a spectrum line
Ancestry of “linestrength”, step by step
linestrength traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strength
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strength | The quality or degree of being strong; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | strengthe | strength; Alternative form of strengthen |
| 3 | Old English | strengþu | physical strength; power to do; force; vigour;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strangiþu | strength |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strang | severe, strict, rigorous; strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strangaz | tight, strict, straight; strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strengʰ- | to twist; rope, cord |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
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 |