Where does “linoskok” come from?
linoskok (Polish) comes from Polish lina, from Middle High German līne, from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
linoskok (Polish): tightrope walker
Definitions
- tightrope walker
Ancestry of “linoskok”, step by step
linoskok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish lina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lina | line, rope, cord, string; genitive/accusative... |
| 2 | Middle High German | līne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | līna | line |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
via Polish skoczyć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | skoczyć | to jump |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | skočiti | to jump, leap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skok-eye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |