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Where does “medeklinker” come from?

medeklinker (Dutch) comes from Dutch klinker, from Dutch klinken, from Middle Dutch clingen, from Old Dutch clingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

medeklinker (Dutch): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “medeklinker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklinkerclinker brick; any kind of brick used for...
2Dutchklinkento sound; to clink glasses; to nail, to rivet, to...
3Middle Dutchclingento sound, to resound; to cling, to stick; to...
4Old Dutchclinganto sound
5Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “medeklinker”

  • medeklinkergradatie
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