English
Klopp
Klopp comes from Middle Low German klopper ‘clapper, hammer, bobbin’, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s ‘famous’, and ultimately from *ḱlew- ‘to hear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-tó-s‘famous’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600klopper‘clapper, hammer, bobbin’
- EnglishtodayKlopp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlew-‘to hear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱlu-tó-s‘famous’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600klopper‘clapper, hammer, bobbin’
- EnglishtodayKlopp
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‘to hear’
listen, client, loud, scout, linn, leer, lithe, shruti, umlaut, 14 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- / Klopp