Where does “klapschaats” come from?

klapschaats (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old French escache, from Frankish skakkja, from Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

klapschaats (Dutch): clap skate

Definitions

  1. clap skate

Ancestry of “klapschaats”, step by step

klapschaats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schaats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaatsskate, ice skate; stilt
2Middle Dutchschāetsestilt
3Old Frenchescachea stilt, trestle
4Frankishskakkjastilt
5Old Saxonskakan—
6Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Dutch klap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklapbang; blow, hit, strike
2Middle Dutchclap—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →