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Where does “Lincolne” come from?

Lincolne (Middle English) comes from Old English Lindcylene, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “Lincolne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishLindcylene—
2Latincolōnia—
3Latincolōnus—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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