Where does “klapvee” come from?

klapvee (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

klapvee (Dutch): audience whose only purpose is to applaud

Definitions

  1. audience whose only purpose is to applaud

Ancestry of “klapvee”, step by step

klapvee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelivestock, cattle
2Middle Dutchvêelivestock (collectively)
3Old Dutchfē—
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

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 peḱ- →