Where does “duizendklapper” come from?

duizendklapper (Dutch) comes from Dutch duizend, from Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duizendklapper (Dutch): a firecracker roll

Definitions

  1. a firecracker roll

Ancestry of “duizendklapper”, step by step

duizendklapper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch duizend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
2Middle Dutchdusentthousand
3Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Dutch klappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklappento clap; to applaud; to smack, strike rather hard...
2Middle Dutchclappento clap, to make a clapping sound; to knock; to...
3Old Dutchklappon—
4Proto-GermanicklappōnąTo strike or pound; To make loud noises,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →
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