Where does “clinkstone” come from?
clinkstone (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl- — to bend, arch.
clinkstone (English): phonolite
Definitions
- phonolite
Ancestry of “clinkstone”, step by step
clinkstone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clink | The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass;... |
| 2 | English | clench | To grip or hold fast; To close tightly; Tight... |
| 3 | Middle English | clenchen | — |
| 4 | Old English | clenċan | to clinch; hold fast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klangijaną | to make stick, to make cling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |