Where does “clinky” come from?
clinky (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.
clinky (English): clinking, making a clinking sound, like glass on...
Definitions
- clinking, making a clinking sound, like glass on...
Ancestry of “clinky”, step by step
clinky 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 Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |