Where does “links” come from?
Links derives from Old English hlinc, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kleng-.
links (English): plural of link; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of link; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “links”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | links | Dunes |
| 2 | Old English | hlinc | hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hlink | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlinkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
Words derived from “links”