Where does “lispin” come from?

lispin (Irish) comes from English linchpin, from Middle English lynspin, from Old English lynis, from Proto-Germanic lunaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lispin (Irish): linchpin

Definitions

  1. linchpin

Ancestry of “lispin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinchpinA pin inserted through holes at the end of an...
2Middle Englishlynspin—
3Old Englishlynislynchpin
4Proto-Germaniclunazransom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lunaz →Every word from Old English lynis →