Where does “klickning” come from?

klickning (Swedish) comes from Swedish klicka, from Czech klec, from Czech klečet, from Old Czech klečěti, from Proto-Slavic klęčati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk-.

klickning (Swedish): clicking

Definitions

  1. clicking

Ancestry of “klickning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklickaclick, to make a clicking sound; click, press and...
2Czechkleccage
3Czechklečetto kneel
4Old Czechklečětito kneel
5Proto-Slavicklęčatito kneel
6Proto-Balto-Slavicklenk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic klęčati →Every word from Old Czech klečěti →
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