Where does “lineeskar” come from?
lineeskar (Ido) comes from Ido lineo, 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.
lineeskar (Ido): to line up
Ancestry of “lineeskar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | lineo | line |
| 2 | English | line | A path through two or more points ; a continuous... |
| 3 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 4 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |