Where does “clanche” come from?

clanche (French) comes from Middle French clenche, from Old French clenche, from Frankish klinku, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clanche (French): doorknob

Definitions

  1. doorknob

Ancestry of “clanche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchclenche—
2Old Frenchclenche—
3Frankishklinkulatch; latch, door handle
4Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klinganą →