Where does “handjeklap” come from?

handjeklap (Dutch) comes from Dutch klap, from Middle Dutch clap.

handjeklap (Dutch): gesture in which two people slap their hands;...

Definitions

  1. gesture in which two people slap their hands;...

Ancestry of “handjeklap”, step by step

handjeklap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklapbang; blow, hit, strike
2Middle Dutchclap—

via Dutch handje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhandje
Every word from Middle Dutch clap →Every word from Dutch klap →
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