Where does “clipian” come from?

clipian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klipōną, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clipian (Old English): to call out, cry, appeal

Definitions

  1. to call out, cry, appeal

Ancestry of “clipian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklipōnąto ring, sound
2Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “clipian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klipōną →