Where does “glücken” come from?

glücken (German) comes from Middle High German klucken, from Proto-Germanic klukkwōną — to cluck.

glücken (German): to succeed

Definitions

  1. to succeed

Ancestry of “glücken”, step by step

glücken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German klucken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklucken—
2Proto-Germanicklukkwōnąto cluck

via Middle High German gelücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangelücken—

Words derived from “glücken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klukkwōną →Every word from Middle High German klucken →