Where does “Türklinke” come from?

Türklinke (German) comes from German klinke, from Middle High German klinke, 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.

Türklinke (German): door handle

Definitions

  1. door handle

Ancestry of “Türklinke”, step by step

Türklinke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klinke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklinkedoor handle
2Middle High Germanklinkelatch
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

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klinganą →