Where does “linje” come from?

linje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linje (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of line

Definitions

  1. alternative form of line

Ancestry of “linje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlīneaA linen thread
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →