Where does “marlinespike” come from?
marlinespike (English) comes from English marlinspike, from English marline, from Middle English merlin, from Middle Low German marling, from Middle Dutch marlijn, from Middle Dutch marlen, from Dutch maren, from Middle Dutch maren — he, she.
marlinespike (English): Alternative spelling of marlinspike
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of marlinspike
Ancestry of “marlinespike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marlinspike | A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used... |
| 2 | English | marline | A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | merlin | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | marling | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | marlijn | cord |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | marlen | secure, fasten |
| 7 | Dutch | maren | to announce, to make known; to say "but", to... |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | maren | to moor |
| 9 | Old Dutch | māren | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | mārijan | to praise, proclaim, celebrate |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | mērijaną | to praise, proclaim, celebrate |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |