clink
English
/klɪŋk/
noun
Definitions
- (onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English clinken inherited from Old English *clincan inherited from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (sound, adhere to, cling to).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klinganą
Gloss
sound, adhere to, cling to
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
音
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clinkable English
- clinketh English
- clinkstone English
- clinky English
- stone English
- Klinge German
- abklingen German
- erklingen German
- klingen German
- *klinganą Proto-Germanic
- klinga Swedish
- *clincan Old English
- clingan Old English
- clinken Middle English
- klingan Old High German
- klingen Middle High German
- kléngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *clingan Old Dutch
- klinga Old Frisian