Where does “hlinc” come from?

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

hlinc (Old English): hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...

Definitions

  1. hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...

Ancestry of “hlinc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlink—
2Proto-Germanichlinkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

Words derived from “hlinc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlink →