Where does “lynching” come from?
Lynching derives from English lynch (verb) plus the Old English suffix -ung, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ungō, a nominal suffix forming nouns from verbs.
lynching (English): Execution of a person by mob action without due...
Definitions
- Execution of a person by mob action without due...
Ancestry of “lynching”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Lynch | — |
| 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 “lynching”