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

Definitions

  1. a coastline

Ancestry of “kystlinje”, step by step

kystlinje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk linje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklinjealternative form of line
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →