Where does “claquemurer” come from?

claquemurer (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.

claquemurer (French): to shut up, shut in; to enclose; to trap

Definitions

  1. to shut up, shut in; to enclose; to trap

Ancestry of “claquemurer”, step by step

claquemurer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French claquer

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

via French mûr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmûrmatured, ripe; mature
2Middle Frenchmurwall
3Old Frenchmurwall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glag- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klakōną →