Where does “lynkkausjoukko” come from?
lynkkausjoukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lynkkaus, from Finnish lynkata, 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.
lynkkausjoukko (Finnish): lynch mob
Definitions
- lynch mob
Ancestry of “lynkkausjoukko”, step by step
lynkkausjoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lynkkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lynkkaus | lynching |
| 2 | Finnish | lynkata | To lynch |
| 3 | Swedish | lyncka | — |
| 4 | English | Lynch | A placename |
| 5 | Old English | hlinc | hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlink | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlinkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |