Where does “clacian” come from?

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

clacian (Old English): to clack, clap; to chirp, tweet

Definitions

  1. to clack, clap; to chirp, tweet

Ancestry of “clacian”, 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 “clacian”

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