cling

English

/ˈklɪŋ/

noun

Definitions

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
adherence; attachment; devotion

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clingen inherited from Old English clingan (adhere) 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

anticling English
clinger English
clingest English
clingeth English
clingfilm English
clingfilmed English
clingfish English
clingily English
clinginess English
clingsome English
clingstone English
clingwrap English
clingy English
film English
fish English
noncling English
stone English
unclingy English
wrap English
*klinganą Proto-Germanic
*clincan Old English
clingan Old English
forclingan Old English
clingen Middle English
clyngyng Middle English
klynge Danish
konsonantklynge Danish
klingan Old High German
*clingan Old Dutch
klinga Old Frisian