Where does “Lindsay” come from?
Lindsay (Cebuano) comes from English Lindsay, from English Lindsey, from Old English Lindesēġe, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Lindsay (Cebuano): a female given name from English
Definitions
- a female given name from English
Ancestry of “Lindsay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lindsay | A placename |
| 2 | English | Lindsey | OS grid ref TL9845 |
| 3 | Old English | Lindesēġe | Lindsey, the north part of Lincolnshire in England |
| 4 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |