Where does “линч” come from?

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

линч (Serbo-Croatian): lynching

Definitions

  1. lynching

Ancestry of “линч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLynchA placename
2Old Englishhlinchill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating...
3Proto-West Germanichlink—
4Proto-Germanichlinkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

Words derived from “линч”

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