Where does “откли́кнуться” come from?
откли́кнуться (Russian) comes from Russian кли́кнуть, from Russian кли́кать, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną — to swallow; swallow.
откли́кнуться (Russian): to respond, to answer (to a call, challenge, appeal, etc.)
Definitions
- to respond, to answer (to a call, challenge, appeal, etc.)
Ancestry of “откли́кнуться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кли́кнуть | to call someone |
| 2 | Russian | кли́кать | to click; to call |
| 3 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 4 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 5 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 6 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 7 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |