Where does “clachetă” come from?
clachetă (Romanian) comes from French claquette, from French claquer, from Middle French claquer, from Old French claquer, from Middle Dutch klacken, from Old Dutch klakon, from Proto-Germanic klakōną, from Proto-Indo-European glag- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
clachetă (Romanian): clapperboard
Definitions
- clapperboard
Ancestry of “clachetă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | claquette | flip-flop, thong, slide footwear |
| 2 | French | claquer | to clack; to clap; to click, to snap |
| 3 | Middle French | claquer | — |
| 4 | Old French | claquer | clap, clack, clatter |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | klacken | to clack, crack, whack, shake |
| 6 | Old Dutch | klakon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |