Etymology

ling

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Today it means: Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae. Full definition →

Middle English lenge
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ling · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromlenge
  2. English todayling

From Middle English lenge, of Germanic origin. Cognate with Old Norse langa. Probably related to long.

ling · noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromlyng
  2. Middle English · inherited fromling
  3. English todayling

From Middle English ling, linge, from Old Norse lyng.

Ling · proper noun3

From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).

Words from the same roots

Old Norselyng all →

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