The story
- Middle English · inherited from*fyshenge lyne
- English todayfishing line
From Middle English *fyshenge lyne (found in plural fyshenge lynes), equivalent to fishing + line.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fishing line
Today it means: A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached. Full definition →
Middle English *fyshenge lyne