Where does “klinge” come from?
klinge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German klinge, from Middle High German klinge, from Middle High German klingen, 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.
klinge (Norwegian Bokmål): a blade; to ring, sound; to clink, jingle, tinkle
Definitions
- a blade; to ring, sound; to clink, jingle, tinkle
Ancestry of “klinge”, step by step
klinge traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German klinge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klinge | inflection of klingen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klinge | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | klingen | to sound |
| 4 | Old High German | klingan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klinganą | to sound; to adhere to, cling to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glengʰ- | sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |
via Old Norse klingja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | klingja | — |