The story
- Old English · derived fromhlinc“hill, slope, ridge, bank”
- Old Norse · derived fromlyng“heather”
- English todayLingwood
From either Old Norse lyng (“heather”) or Old English hlinc (“hill, slope, ridge, bank”) + wudu (“wood”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norselyng all →
lingLinklater
Old Englishhlinc all →
lynchlynchetMalvern Link
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.