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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klappijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *klapp (“hit, clap”) + *-jan.
Verb
*klappijan
- To clap, strike or pound (especially two things against each other)
- To make loud noises, especially breathing or pulsating.
- To chatter.
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *klappijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *klappidā | |
| Infinitive | *klappijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *klappijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *klappijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *klappijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klappiju | *klappidā |
| 2nd singular | *klappisi | *klappidēs, *klappidōs |
| 3rd singular | *klappiþi | *klappidē, *klappidā |
| 1st plural | *klappijum | *klappidum |
| 2nd plural | *klappiþ | *klappidud |
| 3rd plural | *klappijanþ | *klappidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *klappijē | *klappidī |
| 2nd singular | *klappijēs | *klappidī |
| 3rd singular | *klappijē | *klappidī |
| 1st plural | *klappijēm | *klappidīm |
| 2nd plural | *klappijēþ | *klappidīd |
| 3rd plural | *klappijēn | *klappidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *klappi | |
| Plural | *klappiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *klappijandī | *klappid |
Related terms
- *klappōn
Descendants
- Old English: clæppan, clappan
- Middle English: cleppen
- Old Frisian: kleppa
- West Frisian: klippe
- Old Saxon: *kleppian
- Middle Low German: kleppen
- Old Dutch: *kleppen
- Middle Dutch: cleppen
- Dutch: kleppen
- Middle Dutch: cleppen
- Old High German: *klepfen
- Middle High German: kleffen, klepfen
- German: kläffen, kläpfen
- ⇒ Old High German: biklepfen
- Middle High German: kleffen, klepfen