Etymograph

English

link

Link comes from Middle English linke.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500linke1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1573link1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English link
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1573, George Gascoigne: “And so by double lynkes enchaynde themselues in louers…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500linkeWiktionary, English link
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1573linkWiktionary, English link. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1573, George Gascoigne: “And so by double lynkes enchaynde themselues in louers…”

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Today it means

noun A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “link”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English linke / link