English
Malvern Link
Malvern Link comes from Old English hlinc ‘hill, rising ground, slope’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kleng- ‘to bend, turn, wind, twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kleng-‘to bend, turn, wind, twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlinkazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hlinkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlinc‘hill, rising ground, slope’
- EnglishtodayMalvern Link
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kleng-‘to bend, turn, wind, twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlinkazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hlinkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlinc‘hill, rising ground, slope’
- EnglishtodayMalvern Link
The story
"Link" is from Old English hlinc.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kleng- ‘to bend, turn, wind, twist’
through Proto-West Germanic *hlink
Today it means
name A suburban area in Malvern parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7847).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kleng- / Malvern Link