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Where does “bouline” come from?

bouline (French) comes from English bowline, from Middle English bouline, from Middle Low German bōlīne.

bouline (French): bowline

Definitions

  1. bowline

Ancestry of “bouline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbowlinea knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in...
2Middle Englishbouline—
3Middle Low Germanbōlīne—

Words derived from “bouline”

  • bolina
Every word from Middle Low German bōlīne →