Where does “klaken” come from?
klaken (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
klaken (Luxembourgish): to bang, to slam
Ancestry of “klaken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |