Where does “clapstick” come from?

clapstick (English) comes from English clap, from Old French clapoir, from Old French clapier, from Old Occitan clapier, from Old Occitan clap, from Medieval Latin claperius.

clapstick (English): A kind of drumstick used by striking one against...

Definitions

  1. A kind of drumstick used by striking one against...

Ancestry of “clapstick”, step by step

clapstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclapThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or...
2Old Frenchclapoirbubo, inflammation from infection
3Old Frenchclapierbrothel
4Old Occitanclapierrabbit hutch
5Old Occitanclapheap of stones
6Medieval Latinclaperius—

via English stick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
2Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
3Old Englishsticcastick
4Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole
Every word from Medieval Latin claperius →