Where does “ling” come from?

ling (Middle English) comes from Old Norse lyng, from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

ling (Middle English): Any of various varieties of heather or broom

Definitions

  1. Any of various varieties of heather or broom

Ancestry of “ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselyngheather, ling
2Proto-Germaniclingwąheather, ling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “ling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwą →