Where does “cleck” come from?

cleck (English) comes from Scots cleck, from Old Norse klekja — to hatch.

cleck (English): To hatch (a bird); to give birth to (a person)

Definitions

  1. To hatch (a bird); to give birth to (a person)

Ancestry of “cleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotscleckto hatch, to give birth to
2Old Norseklekjato hatch
Every word from Old Norse klekja →Every word from Scots cleck →