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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	clap	The act of striking the palms of the hands, or...
2	Old French	clapoir	bubo, inflammation from infection
3	Old French	clapier	brothel
4	Old Occitan	clapier	rabbit hutch
5	Old Occitan	clap	heap of stones
6	Medieval Latin	claperius	—

via English stick

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stick	An elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
2	Middle English	stikke	twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
3	Old English	sticca	stick
4	Proto-West Germanic	*stikkō	stick, pole

Every word from Medieval Latin claperius →