Where does “linčas” come from?

linčas (Lithuanian) comes from English Lynch, from Old English hlinc, from Proto-West Germanic hlink, from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

linčas (Lithuanian): lynching, lynch law

Definitions

  1. lynching, lynch law

Ancestry of “linčas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLynchA placename
2Old Englishhlinchill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...
3Proto-West Germanichlink—
4Proto-Germanichlinkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlink →