Where does “klingen” come from?

klingen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German klingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

klingen (Middle High German): to sound

Definitions

  1. to sound

Ancestry of “klingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklingan—
2Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “klingen”

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