Where does “lynspin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lynspin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlynislynchpin
2Proto-Germaniclunazransom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lynspin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lunaz →Every word from Old English lynis →