Where does “Lindsey” come from?

Lindsey derives from Old English Lindesege, from Proto-Brythonic llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic lindos, a word of uncertain meaning.

Lindsey (English): OS grid ref TL9845

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref TL9845

Ancestry of “Lindsey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishLindesēġeLindsey, the north part of Lincolnshire in England
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Lindsey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →