Where does “lynkata” come from?

lynkata (Finnish) comes from Swedish lyncka, from English Lynch, 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.

lynkata (Finnish): To lynch

Definitions

  1. To lynch

Ancestry of “lynkata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyncka
2EnglishLynchA placename
3Old Englishhlinchill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...
4Proto-West Germanichlink
5Proto-Germanichlinkaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

Words derived from “lynkata

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlinkazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hlink
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