Where does “clickably” come from?
clickably (English) comes from English clickable, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
clickably (English): Such that it can be clicked, or activated by...
Definitions
- Such that it can be clicked, or activated by...
Ancestry of “clickably”, step by step
clickably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clickable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clickable | That establishes rapport with an audience; That... |
| 2 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |