Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klappōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Equivalent to *klapp (“a hit, clap”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*klappōn

1. To clap, strike or pound (especially two things against each other)
2. To make loud noises, especially breathing or pulsating.
3. To chatter

Inflection

Class 2 weak
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
• Old Frisian: klappia
  • Saterland Frisian: klappe
  • West Frisian: klappe
• Old Saxon: *klappōn (klapōn)
  • Middle Low German: klappen
    • German Low German: klappen
    • → German: klappen
• Old Dutch: *klappon
  • Middle Dutch: clappen
    • Dutch: klappen
      • Afrikaans: klap
• Old High German: klaffōn, klapfōn, chlaphōn (← *klapōną)
  • Middle High German: klaffen, klapfen
    • German: klaffen