Where does “clingan” come from?

clingan (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.

clingan (Old English): to whither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from...

Definitions

  1. to whither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from...

Ancestry of “clingan”, 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 “clingan”

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