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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלינקleft; sinister, wrong
2Germanlinkleft; sly; cunning; dangerous
3EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
4Latinlinchinuscandle
5Latinlynchinus
6Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Yiddish אויס־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויס־out-
2Yiddishמאַכןto make, create; to do; to say
3Middle High Germanmachento make
4Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
5Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
6Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Yiddish ־ען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עןAlternative form of ־ן
2Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
3Middle High German-en
4Old High German-īn
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nosEvery word from Ancient Greek λύχνος