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
Ancestry of “linget”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lingot | ingot |
| 2 | English | ingot | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often... |
| 3 | Middle English | ingot | something poured in |
| 4 | Old English | ingot | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gutaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |