Where does “hlinkaz” come from?

hlinkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

Ancestry of “hlinkaz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	kleng-	to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

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