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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klappōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Equivalent to *klapp (“a hit, clap”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*klappōn
- To clap, strike or pound (especially two things against each other)
- To make loud noises, especially breathing or pulsating.
- To chatter.
Inflection
Class 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *klappōn | |
1st sg. past | *klappōdā | |
Infinitive | *klappōn | |
Genitive infin. | *klappōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *klappōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *klappōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *klappō | *klappōdā |
2nd singular | *klappōs | *klappōdēs, *klappōdōs |
3rd singular | *klappōþ | *klappōdē, *klappōdā |
1st plural | *klappōm | *klappōdum |
2nd plural | *klappōþ | *klappōdud |
3rd plural | *klappōnþ | *klappōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *klappō | *klappōdī |
2nd singular | *klappōs | *klappōdī |
3rd singular | *klappō | *klappōdī |
1st plural | *klappōm | *klappōdīm |
2nd plural | *klappōþ | *klappōdīd |
3rd plural | *klappōn | *klappōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *klappō | |
Plural | *klappōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *klappōndī | *klappōd |
Related terms
- *klappijan
Descendants
- Old English: clappian
- Middle English: clappen
- English: clap
- Scots: clap
- Middle English: clappen
- Old Frisian: klappia
- Saterland Frisian: klappe
- West Frisian: klappe
- Old Saxon: *klappōn (klapōn)
- Middle Low German: klappen
- German Low German: klappen
- → German: klappen
- Middle Low German: klappen
- Old Dutch: *klappon
- Middle Dutch: clappen
- Dutch: klappen
- Middle Dutch: clappen
- Old High German: klaffōn, klapfōn, chlaphōn (← *klapōną)
- Middle High German: klaffen, klapfen
- German: klaffen
- Middle High German: klaffen, klapfen