Where does “clipsome” come from?

clipsome (English) comes from English clip, from Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan, from Proto-Germanic klupjaną, from Proto-Indo-European gelb(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

clipsome (English): Fit to be clasped or embraced

Definitions

  1. Fit to be clasped or embraced

Ancestry of “clipsome”, step by step

clipsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclipTo grip tightly; To fasten with a clip; To hug,...
2Middle Englishclippen—
3Old Englishclyppanto hug, embrace; cherish; to clasp
4Proto-Germanicklupjanąto grip, grasp, clasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelb(ʰ)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →