Where does “Lindsey” come from?
Lindsey derives from Old English Lindesege, from Proto-Brythonic llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic lindos, a word of uncertain meaning.
Ancestry of “Lindsey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | Lindesēġe | — |
| 2 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |