Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klinku

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-Germanic *klinganą, but whether in the sense ‘to sound’ or the sense ‘to adhere’ is uncertain.

Noun

*klinku f

1. latch, door handle

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*klinku
Genitive	*klinkā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*klinku	*klinkō
Accusative	*klinkā	*klinkā
Genitive	*klinkā	*klinkō
Dative	*klinkē	*klinkōm, *klinkum
Instrumental	*klinku	*klinkōm, *klinkum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *klinka
  • Middle Low German: klinke
• Old Dutch: *klinka
  • Middle Dutch: clinke
    • Dutch: klink
• Old High German: *klinka
  • Middle High German: klinke
    • German: Klinke
• → Old French: clinke, clenche, clike, clique, cliche
  • Middle French: clenche, clenque, clinque
    • French: clenche, (dialectal) clanche
  • Walloon: cliche
  • → Hungarian: kilincs