Where does “ling” come from?
Ling comes from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ-, a root of uncertain semantic development.
ling (English): Any of various marine food fish, of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various marine food fish, of the genus...
Ancestry of “ling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lenge | — |
| 2 | Middle French | leynge | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | *lenge | — |
Words derived from “ling”