Where does “Klappentext” come from?
Klappentext (German) comes from German text, from Middle High German text, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Klappentext (German): blurb, back cover copy; flap copy
Definitions
- blurb, back cover copy; flap copy
Ancestry of “Klappentext”, step by step
Klappentext traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German text
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | text | text writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit |
| 2 | Middle High German | text | — |
| 3 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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,... |