Reconstruction:Old Dutch/clingan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klinganą, from Proto-Indo-European *glengʰ-.

Verb

*clingan

  1. to sound

Inflection

Conjugation of *clingan (strong class 3)
infinitive *clingan
indicative present past
1st person singular *clingo, *clingon *clanc
2nd person singular *clingis *clungi
3rd person singular *clingit *clanc
1st person plural *clingun *clungon
2nd person plural *clingit *clungot
3rd person plural *clingunt *clungon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *clinge *clungi
2nd person singular *clingis *clungi
3rd person singular *clinge *clungi
1st person plural *clingin *clungin
2nd person plural *clingit *clungit
3rd person plural *clingin *clungin
imperative present
singular *clinc
plural *clinget
participle present past
*clingandi *clungan, *giclungan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: clingen
    • Dutch: klingen, klinken
    • Limburgish: klinge, klinke
    • → Middle English: clinken
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