Etymograph

English

keyline

From key + line.

A compound of key + line

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

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 A contour line connecting all points in valley at the same elevation as the keypoint, used in planning efficient water usage.

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

Etymograph / keyline