Where does “claken” come from?

claken (Middle English) comes from Old English clacian, from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag-, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

Ancestry of “claken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclacianto clack, clap; to chirp, tweet
2Proto-Germanicklakōnąto clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglag-to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glag- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klakōną →
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