Where does “Schlüsselklirren” come from?

Schlüsselklirren (German) comes from German schlüssel — a key.

Schlüsselklirren (German): clanking of keys

Definitions

  1. clanking of keys

Ancestry of “Schlüsselklirren”, step by step

Schlüsselklirren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schlüssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüssela key

via German klirren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklirrento clink, to clank, to clash, to jingle, to clatter
Every word from German schlüssel