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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word LING. Etymology of the word
LING.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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LING (1),
a kind of fish. (E.) 'Lynge, fysshe;' Palsgrave.
Spelt leenge in Prompt. Parv. p. 296; and see Way's note.
Spelt lenge, Havelok, l. 832. Not found in A.S., but
answering to A.S. lenga, weakened form of langa, i.e. 'the long
one,' definite form of lang, long; see Long.
So called from its slender shape. + Du. leng, a ling; from lang,
long. + Icel. langa, a ling; from langr, long. + Norweg. langa,
longa (Aasen). + Swed. långa. + G. länge, a ling; also called
längfisch, i.e. long fish. LING
(2), heath.
(Scand.) 'Lynge, or heth;' Prompt. Parv. p. 305; and see
Way's note. 'Dede in the lyng' = lying dead on the heath; Sir
Degrevant, l. 336, in Thornton Romances, ed. Halliwell. (Not A.S.)—Icel.
lyng, ling, heather; Dan. lyng. + Swed. ljung, ling,
heather; Swed. dial. ling (Rietz). Root unknown.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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