Where does “clinkingly” come from?
clinkingly (English) comes from English clinking, from English clink, from English clench, from Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan, from Proto-Germanic klangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- — to bend, arch.
clinkingly (English): With a clinking sound
Ancestry of “clinkingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clinking | present participle of clink; A noise that clinks |
| 2 | English | clink | The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass;... |
| 3 | English | clench | To grip or hold fast; To close tightly; Tight... |
| 4 | Middle English | clenchen | — |
| 5 | Old English | clenċan | to clinch; hold fast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klangijaną | to make stick, to make cling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |