Where does “clingen” come from?
clingen (Middle English) comes from Old English 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 English): To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass; To...
Definitions
- To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass; To...
Ancestry of “clingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | clingan | to whither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klinganą | to sound; to adhere to, cling to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glengʰ- | sound |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |
Words derived from “clingen”