Where does “clincan” come from?

clincan (Old English) comes 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 “clincan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clincan”

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