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
- leap, spring; jump at, attack; start back, shrink...
Ancestry of “ling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | lingid | to leap, to jump |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | lengeti | to jump |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |