Where does “deaschliceáil” come from?
deaschliceáil (Irish) comes from Irish cliceáil, 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.
deaschliceáil (Irish): right-click; verbal noun of deaschliceáil
Definitions
- right-click; verbal noun of deaschliceáil
Ancestry of “deaschliceáil”, step by step
deaschliceáil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish cliceáil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cliceáil | click; verbal noun of cliceáil |
| 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 |