An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/klingeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
klingeln
Friedrich Kluge2511799An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — klingeln1891John Francis Davis

klingeln, vb., ‘to ring,’ from MidHG. klingelen, OHG. chlingilôn, vb., ‘to sound, roar, splash,’ dimin. and frequent. of klingen.