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Where does “marline” come from?

marline (English) comes from Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn, from Middle Dutch marlen, from Dutch maren, from Middle Dutch maren, from Old Dutch māren, from Proto-West Germanic mārijan — he, she.

marline (English): A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a...

Definitions

  1. A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a...

Ancestry of “marline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmerlin—
2Middle Low Germanmarling—
3Middle Dutchmarlijncord
4Middle Dutchmarlensecure, fasten
5Dutchmarento announce, to make known; to say "but", to...
6Middle Dutchmarento moor
7Old Dutchmāren—
8Proto-West Germanicmārijanto praise, proclaim, celebrate
9Proto-Germanicmērijanąto praise, proclaim, celebrate
10Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “marline”

  • marlin
  • marlinspike
  • marlinespike
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