Where does “aline” come from?
aline (Middle English) comes 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.
aline (Middle English): In line
Definitions
- In line
Ancestry of “aline”, step by step
aline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English line
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 2 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |