Where does “lingwa-” come from?

lingwa- (Proto-Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lingwą, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰom, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lingwa- (Proto-Norse): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “lingwa-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lingwa-”

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