Where does “linget” come from?

linget (English) comes from French lingot, from English ingot, from Middle English ingot, from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic gutaz, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

linget (English): An ingot; a lingot

Definitions

  1. An ingot; a lingot

Ancestry of “linget”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlingotingot
2EnglishingotA solid block of more or less pure metal, often...
3Middle Englishingotsomething poured in
4Old Englishingot—
5Proto-Germanicgutaz—
6Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →
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