Where does “откликаться” come from?
откликаться (Russian) comes from Russian откли́кнуться, 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 — to swallow; swallow.
откликаться (Russian): to respond, to answer (to a call, challenge, appeal, etc.)
Definitions
- to respond, to answer (to a call, challenge, appeal, etc.)
Ancestry of “откликаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | откли́кнуться | to respond, to answer (to a call, challenge, appeal, etc.) |
| 2 | Russian | кли́кнуть | to call someone |
| 3 | Russian | кли́кать | to click; to call |
| 4 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 5 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 6 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 7 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 8 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |