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Where does “klakō” come from?

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

klakō (Proto-Germanic): din, noise

Definitions

  1. din, noise

Ancestry of “klakō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “klakō”

  • clæcleas
  • clacu
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