Where does “clæppan” come from?

clæppan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic klappōną — To strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

clæppan (Old English): to throb

Definitions

  1. to throb

Ancestry of “clæppan”, step by step

clæppan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic klappōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicklappōnąTo strike or pound; To make loud noises,...

via Old English clappian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclappianto clap

Words derived from “clæppan

Every word from Proto-Germanic klappōną