Where does “clutchfist” come from?
clutchfist (English) comes from English clutch, from English cletch, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
clutchfist (English): A miser
Definitions
- A miser
Ancestry of “clutchfist”, step by step
clutchfist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clutch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clutch | To seize, as though with claws; To grip or grasp... |
| 2 | English | cletch | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |