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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klakōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *klakkōną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *glag- (to make a noise, chatter, chirp), from Proto-Indo-European *gal- (to roop, scream, shout).

Verb

*klakōną

  1. to clap, clack
  2. to chirp, tweet, twitter

Inflection

  • *klakaz/*klakkaz
  • *klakatjaną/*klakkatjaną
  • *klakjaną
  • *klakō

Descendants

  • Old English: *clacian
    • Middle English: claken, clakken, clacken
  • Old Saxon: *klakōn
    • Middle Low German: klacken
      • Low German: klakken
  • Old Dutch: *klakon
    • Middle Dutch: klacken
  • Old High German: klahhazzen, klahhezzen, klachazzen, klachezzen
  • Old Norse: klaka
    • Icelandic: klaka
    • Norwegian: klakka
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