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Where does “kline” come from?

kline (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse klína, from Proto-Germanic kleinijan-, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

kline (Norwegian Bokmål): to smear; to tongue kiss

Definitions

  1. to smear; to tongue kiss

Ancestry of “kline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklína—
2Proto-Germanickleinijan-—
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →