Where does “clinkery” come from?
clinkery (English) comes from English clinker, from English clincher, from English clinch, from English clench, from Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan, from Proto-Germanic klangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y- — to bend, arch.
clinkery (English): Having the characteristics of clinker
Definitions
- Having the characteristics of clinker
Ancestry of “clinkery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clinker | A very hard brick used for paving customarily... |
| 2 | English | clincher | That which clinches; that which makes something... |
| 3 | English | clinch | To clasp; to interlock; To make certain; to... |
| 4 | English | clench | To grip or hold fast; To close tightly; Tight... |
| 5 | Middle English | clenchen | — |
| 6 | Old English | clenċan | to clinch; hold fast |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klangijaną | to make stick, to make cling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |