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Where does “clapalong” come from?

clapalong (English) comes from English along, from Old English andlang, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

clapalong (English): A musical performance which the audience is...

Definitions

  1. A musical performance which the audience is...

Ancestry of “clapalong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalongBy the length of; in a line with the length of;...
2Old Englishandlangthroughout, all along; along
3Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
4Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
5Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →