Where does “trunkline” come from?
trunkline (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.
trunkline (English): Any road under the jurisdiction of the Michigan...
Definitions
- Any road under the jurisdiction of the Michigan...
Ancestry of “trunkline”, step by step
trunkline 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 trunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trunk | "Part of a body."; "A container."; "A channel for... |
| 2 | Middle English | tronke | A large chest or storage container; A container... |
| 3 | Old French | tronc | alms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk |
| 4 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |