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Where does “Klafter” come from?

Klafter (German) comes from Old High German klāftra.

Klafter (German): fathom; regionally dependent unit of volume...

Definitions

  1. fathom; regionally dependent unit of volume...

Ancestry of “Klafter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanklāftra—

Words derived from “Klafter”

  • klafter
Every word from Old High German klāftra →