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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | claquer | clap, clack, clatter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | klacken | to clack, crack, whack, shake |
| 3 | Old Dutch | klakon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |