Where does “clicchinge” come from?

clicchinge (Middle English) comes from Middle English clicchen, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu-, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clicchinge (Middle English): clenching, grasping, bending

Definitions

  1. clenching, grasping, bending

Ancestry of “clicchinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishclicchen—
2Old Englishclyċċanto clutch, clench
3Proto-Germanicklukjaną—
4Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klu- →