Etymology

Lindsey

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Today it means: A geographic area and former division of Lincolnshire, England. Full definition →

Old English Lindesege ← Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn ← Proto-Celtic *lindos
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*lindos“lake, liquid”
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*llɨnn“pool”
  3. Old English · derived fromLindesege
  4. English todayLindsey

From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Brythonic*llɨnn all →

LincolnLindsayNewlynKing's Lynn

Proto-Celtic*lindos all →

LincolnLindsaylinn

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.