English
Lyng
Lyng comes from Norwegian lyng ‘heather’.
- Norwegianmodernlyng‘heather’
- EnglishtodayLyng
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Norwegianmodernlyng‘heather’
- EnglishtodayLyng
The story
Ornamental surname borrowed from Danish and Norwegian lyng (‘heather’).
Every English word from Norwegian lyng
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Norwegian lyng / Lyng