Where does “rackety-clackety” come from?
rackety-clackety (English) comes from English clackety, from English clack, from Middle English clacken, from Old English clacian, from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
rackety-clackety (English): Making or producing much noise; noisy
Definitions
- Making or producing much noise; noisy
Ancestry of “rackety-clackety”, step by step
rackety-clackety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clackety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clackety | A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as... |
| 2 | English | clack | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by... |
| 3 | Middle English | clacken | — |
| 4 | Old English | clacian | to clack, clap; to chirp, tweet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |
via English rackety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rackety | Making a racket: noisy |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |