Etymograph

English

selfline

From self + line.

A compound of self + line

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- ‘one's own’

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self ‘self’

Middle English salve

English self

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 consumer product (especially confectionery) consisting of many identical items within a single package, such as chocolate buttons.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “selfline”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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