Where does “clingen” come from?

clingen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch clingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clingen (Middle Dutch): to sound, to resound; to cling, to stick; to...

Definitions

  1. to sound, to resound; to cling, to stick; to...

Ancestry of “clingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchclinganto sound
2Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “clingen”

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