Where does “ling” come from?

ling (Romanian) comes from Romanian linge, from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

ling (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlingeto lick
2Latinlingōto lick (up)
3Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinlingoI lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ-Every word from Latin lingoEvery word from Latin lingere
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