Where does “clinken” come from?

clinken (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.

Ancestry of “clinken”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klinganą →