Where does “clepen” come from?

clepen (Middle English) comes from Old English clipian, from Proto-Germanic klipōną, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clepen (Middle English): to call out, cry; to call out, appeal; to say or...

Definitions

  1. to call out, cry; to call out, appeal; to say or...

Ancestry of “clepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclipianto call out, cry, appeal
2Proto-Germanicklipōnąto ring, sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “clepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klipōną →Every word from Old English clipian →