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Where does “clucchen” come from?

clucchen (Middle English) comes 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.

Ancestry of “clucchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclyċċanto clutch, clench
2Proto-Germanicklukjaną—
3Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clucchen”

  • clutch
  • unclutch
  • declutch
  • clutchless
  • clutchy
  • clutcher
  • interclutch
  • clutchplate
  • clutchmate
  • cloche
  • cloch
  • clutch
  • cloche
  • clutch
  • clutch
  • klachi
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