French cligner

← French clore (mention)

← French guigner (mention)

← Old French clignier (inherited)

← Old French clingnier (mention)

← Old French cliner (mention)

← Latin (mention)

← Latin cludo (mention)

← Latin claudō (mention)

← Latin clināre (mention)

→ French clin (mention)

→ French clignoter (suffix)

→ French clignement (suffix)

→ Norman clyinn'ter (cognate)