Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary

Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *klappōną Scott K. Shay Wardja Press https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_klappōną

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*klepati to knock, clap

verb Weak class 2 To clap, strike or pound (especially two things against each other) To make loud noises, especially breathing or pulsating. To chatter. Onomatopoeic and influenced by (or related to) verbs such as *klupjaną (‘to grip, grasp, clasp’), analyzable as *klappaz (‘a hit, clap’) + *-ōną (‘denominal suffix’). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *klepati (‘to knock, clap’).