Where does “לינקער” come from?
לינקער (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.
לינקער (Yiddish): left-winger, leftist person with socialist views or tendencies
Definitions
- left-winger, leftist person with socialist views or tendencies
Ancestry of “לינקער”, step by step
לינקער traces back through two 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 |