Where does “linage” come from?

linage (Middle English) comes from Old French linage, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “linage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlinagelineage
2Old Frenchligne
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum