An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Linie

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Linie
Friedrich Kluge2509201An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — Linie1891John Francis Davis

Linie, f., ‘line, lineage,’ from the equiv. MidHG. linie, f., from Lat. lînea, f., with a change of quantity. It occurs even in OHG.