klicken

Meaning

1. (intransitive, weak) to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other)
2. (intransitive, weak) to click (with a mouse)

Concepts

click

Synonyms

anklicken

ticken

klickern

tickeln

tickern

Translations

cliquer

cliquear

cliccare

hacer clic

clicar

clicar

fer clic

clicar

çat etmek

jetonu düşmek

çıt etmek

kapanıvermek

κλικάρω

Etymology

Cognate with French: cliquer

Cognate with English: click

In summary

16th century, from Middle High German *klicken, attested in zerklicken (“to break an eggshell”). Either cognate with or analogous to Dutch klikken (15th c.), English click (16th c.), French cliquer (14th c.). All ultimately imitative. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English.