Where does “linksland” come from?

linksland (English) comes from English links, from Scots links, from Old English hlinc, from Proto-West Germanic hlink, from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

linksland (English): A coastal zone of topsoil-covered sand between...

Definitions

  1. A coastal zone of topsoil-covered sand between...

Ancestry of “linksland”, step by step

linksland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English links

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlinksplural of link; Third-person singular simple...
2ScotslinksDunes
3Old Englishhlinchill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...
4Proto-West Germanichlink—
5Proto-Germanichlinkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlink →