Where does “clyċċan” come from?

clyċċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu-, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

clyċċan (Old English): to clutch, clench

Definitions

  1. to clutch, clench

Ancestry of “clyċċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklukjaną—
2Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “clyċċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klu- →