Where does “line” come from?
line (Middle English) comes from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
line (Middle English): rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,...
Definitions
- rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,...
Ancestry of “line”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
Words derived from “line”