Where does “klapperdief” come from?

klapperdief (Dutch) comes from Dutch dief, from Middle Dutch dief, from Old Dutch thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

klapperdief (Dutch): coconut crab, "Birgus latro"

Definitions

  1. coconut crab, "Birgus latro"

Ancestry of “klapperdief”, step by step

klapperdief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdiefA thief, one who steals
2Middle Dutchdiefthief
3Old Dutchthiof—
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Dutch klapper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklapperclapper; ring binder; gossip, chatterbox
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →