Where does “link” come from?

link (German) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

link (German): left; sly; cunning; dangerous

Definitions

  1. left; sly; cunning; dangerous

Ancestry of “link”, step by step

link traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Middle High German linc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlinc—
2Old High Germanlinkleft
3Old High Germanlinkathe left hand

Words derived from “link”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →