Where does “linker” come from?

linker (German) comes from German link, 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.

linker (German): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “linker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlinkleft; sly; cunning; dangerous
2EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
3Latinlinchinuscandle
4Latinlynchinus—
5Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →