Where does “plotsklaps” come from?

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

plotsklaps (Dutch): suddenly

Definitions

  1. suddenly

Ancestry of “plotsklaps”, step by step

plotsklaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klap

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

via Dutch plots

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplotssuddenly
Every word from Middle Dutch clap →