Where does “Klickköder” come from?
Klickköder (German) comes from English clickbait, 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- — to swallow; swallow.
Klickköder (German): clickbait
Definitions
- clickbait
Ancestry of “Klickköder”, step by step
Klickköder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English clickbait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clickbait | Website content that is aimed at generating... |
| 2 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via German Köder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Köder | bait |
| 2 | Middle High German | querder | — |
| 3 | Old High German | querdar | bait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwerþraz | bait |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷérh₃-tro-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |
via German klicken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klicken | to click |