Where does “lingot” come from?
lingot (French) comes from English ingot, from Middle English ingot, from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic gutaz, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
lingot (French): ingot
Definitions
- ingot
Ancestry of “lingot”, step by step
lingot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ingot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ingot | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | ingot | something poured in |
| 3 | Old English | ingot | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gutaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
via Middle French lingot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lingot | — |