Etymograph

English

floatline

From float + line.

A compound of float + line

Proto-Indo-European *plewd- ‘to float, swim, fly’

Proto-Germanic *flutōną ‘to float’

Proto-West Germanic *flotōn ‘to float’

Old English flotian ‘to float’

Middle English floten ‘to float’

English float

Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’

Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’

Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’

Old English līne ‘line’

Middle English line ‘rope’

English line

Today it means

noun Synonym of corkline.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / floatline