Where does “klakon” come from?

klakon (Old Dutch) comes 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 “klakon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklakōnąto clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglag-to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “klakon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glag- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klakōną →