Where does “clinke” come from?

clinke (Old French) comes from Frankish klinku, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

clinke (Old French): door handle

Definitions

  1. door handle

Ancestry of “clinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishklinkulatch; latch, door handle
2Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “clinke”

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