Where does “linje” come from?

linje (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish linia, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linje (Swedish): line; line; a bus line; line; a telephone or...

Definitions

  1. line; line; a bus line; line; a telephone or...

Ancestry of “linje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlinia
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linje

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum