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Where does “cloppen” come from?

cloppen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch cloppōn.

cloppen (Middle Dutch): to knock, to hit; to knock

Definitions

  1. to knock, to hit; to knock

Ancestry of “cloppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcloppōn—

Words derived from “cloppen”

  • klopgeest
  • klopjacht
  • kloppen
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