Where does “linjal” come from?

linjal (Swedish) comes from German Lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linjal (Swedish): a ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Definitions

  1. a ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Ancestry of “linjal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLinealruler
2Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linjal”

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