klappen

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb
Definitions
  • to clap (make sound or music with the hands)
  • to applaud (clap hands in order to praise)
  • to smack, strike rather hard and/or loud
  • to crack with a loud sound, like a whip
  • to burst
  • to fold, to hinge
  • to wag one's lips, talk, converse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch clappen inherited from Old Dutch *klappon inherited from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*klappōną

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