Where does “mouseclick” come from?
mouseclick (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European glew- — to swallow; swallow.
mouseclick (English): The action of clicking a button on a computer...
Definitions
- The action of clicking a button on a computer...
Ancestry of “mouseclick”, step by step
mouseclick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English click
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 2 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 3 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 4 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 5 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |