Where does “Lingones” come from?

Lingones (Latin) comes from Gaulish *Lingones, from Proto-Celtic lengeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Lingones (Latin): A Celtic tribe of Gallia Belgica, which dwelt near the sources of the Marne and Seine

Definitions

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Belgica, which dwelt near the sources of the Marne and Seine

Ancestry of “Lingones”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulish*Lingones—
2Proto-Celticlengetito jump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lengeti →Every word from Gaulish *Lingones →
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