Where does “zlynčovat” come from?

zlynčovat (Czech) comes from Czech lynčovat, from English Lynch, from Old English hlinc, from Proto-West Germanic hlink, from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

zlynčovat (Czech): to lynch

Definitions

  1. to lynch

Ancestry of “zlynčovat”, step by step

zlynčovat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lynčovat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlynčovatto lynch
2EnglishLynchA placename
3Old Englishhlinchill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...
4Proto-West Germanichlink—
5Proto-Germanichlinkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via Czech z

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzfrom; out of
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlink →