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Where does “claquage” come from?

claquage (French) comes from French claquer, from Middle French claquer, from Old French claquer, from Middle Dutch klacken, from Old Dutch klakon, from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

claquage (French): pulled muscle; electrical breakdown

Definitions

  1. pulled muscle; electrical breakdown

Ancestry of “claquage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclaquerto clack; to clap; to click, to snap
2Middle Frenchclaquer—
3Old Frenchclaquerclap, clack, clatter
4Middle Dutchklackento clack, crack, whack, shake
5Old Dutchklakon—
6Proto-Germanicklakōnąto clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglag-to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout
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