Where does “linč” come from?
linč (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.
linč (Serbo-Croatian): lynching
Ancestry of “linč”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Lynch | — |
| 2 | Old English | hlinc | hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hlink | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlinkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
Words derived from “linč”