Where does “Kléng” come from?

Kléng (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German klinge, from Middle High German klingen, from Old High German klingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

Kléng (Luxembourgish): blade

Definitions

  1. blade

Ancestry of “Kléng”, step by step

Kléng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German klinge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklinge—
2Middle High Germanklingento sound
3Old High Germanklingan—
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 Old High German kleini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankleinismall, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,...
2Proto-West Germanic*klainīfine, small
3Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
4Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “Kléng”

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