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Where does “claquer” come from?

claquer (Middle French) comes from Old French claquer, from Middle Dutch klacken, from Old Dutch klakon, 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 “claquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclaquerclap, clack, clatter
2Middle Dutchklackento clack, crack, whack, shake
3Old Dutchklakon—
4Proto-Germanicklakōnąto clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglag-to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “claquer”

  • claque
  • claque
  • clac
  • capoclaque
  • claque
  • claque
  • claquer
  • claquemurer
  • claquage
  • claquement
  • Claque
  • klaka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →