Where does “kystlinje” come from?
kystlinje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk linje, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
kystlinje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coastline
Ancestry of “kystlinje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | linje | alternative form of line |
| 2 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |