English

highlining

From high + line + -ing.

Formed from high + line + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

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 Slacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.

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