Where does “clenche” come from?

clenche (Middle French) comes from Old French clenche, from Frankish klinku, 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 “clenche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclenche—
2Frankishklinkulatch; latch, door handle
3Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “clenche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klinganą →