Where does “ling” come from?

ling (Irish) comes from Old Irish lingid, from Proto-Celtic lengeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ling (Irish): leap, spring; jump at, attack; start back, shrink...

Definitions

  1. leap, spring; jump at, attack; start back, shrink...

Ancestry of “ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlingidto leap, to jump
2Proto-Celticlengetito jump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic lengetiEvery word from Old Irish lingid