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Where does “glengʰ-” come from?

glengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

glengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “glengʰ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glengʰ-”

  • cling
  • clink
  • clench
  • clinking
  • clinch
  • clingy
  • clincher
  • clingstone
  • clingfilm
  • clinginess
  • clingeth
  • clinquant
  • clinkstone
  • clencher
  • clinger
  • clingest
  • clingfish
  • unclinch
  • clingwrap
  • clencht
  • uncling
  • clinky
  • clingfilmed
  • clingily
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