Where does “Claqueur” come from?
Claqueur (German) comes from French claqueur, 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- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
Claqueur (German): claqueur
Ancestry of “Claqueur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | claqueur | — |
| 2 | French | claquer | to clack; to clap; to click, to snap |
| 3 | Middle French | claquer | — |
| 4 | Old French | claquer | clap, clack, clatter |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | klacken | to clack, crack, whack, shake |
| 6 | Old Dutch | klakon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |