Where does “clac” come from?
clac (Spanish) comes from French claque, 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.
clac (Spanish): crush hat, opera hat; claque
Definitions
- crush hat, opera hat; claque
Ancestry of “clac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | claque | slap; slap on the cheek; overshoe |
| 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 |