Where does “Heckklappe” come from?
Heckklappe (German) comes from German heck, from Middle Low German heck, from Old Saxon heggi, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Heckklappe (German): tailgate
Definitions
- tailgate
Ancestry of “Heckklappe”, step by step
Heckklappe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German heck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heck | singular imperative of hecken; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | heck | wooden fencing |
| 3 | Old Saxon | heggi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via German klappe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klappe | inflection of klappen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Russian | клапан | кла́пан • m inan; valve; vent, stop |
| 3 | German | klappen | to clap; to fold; to flip; to bend; to work out,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | klappen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | klappon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klappōną | To strike or pound; To make loud noises,... |