Where does “kilincs” come from?

kilincs (Hungarian) comes from Old French clinke, 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.

kilincs (Hungarian): door handle, doorknob

Definitions

  1. door handle, doorknob

Ancestry of “kilincs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclinkedoor handle
2Frankishklinkulatch; latch, door handle
3Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “kilincs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klinganą →
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