Where does “אױסלינקען” come from?
אױסלינקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לינק, from German link, from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
אױסלינקען (Yiddish): to sprain/dislocate a muscle or joint
Definitions
- to sprain/dislocate a muscle or joint
Ancestry of “אױסלינקען”, step by step
אױסלינקען traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לינק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לינק | left; sinister, wrong |
| 2 | German | link | left; sly; cunning; dangerous |
| 3 | English | link | A connection between places, people, events,... |
| 4 | Latin | linchinus | candle |
| 5 | Latin | lynchinus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λύχνος | lamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | luk-s-nos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Yiddish אויס־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויס־ | out- |
| 2 | Yiddish | מאַכן | to make, create; to do; to say |
| 3 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 4 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |