Where does “Clique” come from?

Clique (German) comes from French clique, from Old French cliquer — to click, clack, sound, resound.

Clique (German): a group of friends, a gang, clique

Definitions

  1. a group of friends, a gang, clique

Ancestry of “Clique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcliqueclique; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound
Every word from Old French cliquer →Every word from French clique →