Where does “videóklip” come from?
videóklip (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian klip, 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.
videóklip (Hungarian): music video
Definitions
- music video
Ancestry of “videóklip”, step by step
videóklip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian klip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | klip | music video |
| 2 | English | clip | To grip tightly; To fasten with a clip; To hug,... |
| 3 | Middle English | clippen | — |
| 4 | Old English | clyppan | to hug, embrace; cherish; to clasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klupjaną | to grip, grasp, clasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelb(ʰ)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |