Where does “klikke” come from?

klikke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk klikk, from French clique, from Old French cliquer — to click, clack, sound, resound.

klikke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to click to make a clicking sound

Definitions

  1. to click to make a clicking sound

Ancestry of “klikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklikka clique; a click
2Frenchcliqueclique; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound
Every word from Old French cliquer →Every word from French clique →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk klikk →