Where does “lintott” come from?

lintott (Swedish) comes from Swedish tott, from Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

lintott (Swedish): a person (usually a child) with flaxen (pale yellow brown) hair, a towhead

Definitions

  1. a person (usually a child) with flaxen (pale yellow brown) hair, a towhead

Ancestry of “lintott”, step by step

lintott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtottrolag, cohesive smaller mass of wool or linen and...
2Old Norseþáttr—
3Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Swedish lin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlinflax
2Old Norselín—
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →
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