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Where does “klafter” come from?

klafter (Dutch) comes from German Klafter, from Old High German klāftra.

klafter (Dutch): a measure of length corresponding to the...

Definitions

  1. a measure of length corresponding to the...

Ancestry of “klafter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlafterfathom; regionally dependent unit of volume...
2Old High Germanklāftra—
Every word from Old High German klāftra →