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Where does “klinga” come from?

klinga (Swedish) comes from German klinge, from Middle High German klinge, from Middle High German klingen, from Old High German klingan, from Proto-Germanic klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European glengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

klinga (Swedish): the blade of a weapon such as a sword; to sound,...

Definitions

  1. the blade of a weapon such as a sword; to sound,...

Ancestry of “klinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklingeinflection of klingen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanklinge—
3Middle High Germanklingento sound
4Old High Germanklingan—
5Proto-Germanicklinganąto sound; to adhere to, cling to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglengʰ-sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout
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