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Where does “clyppan” come from?

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

clyppan (Old English): to hug, embrace; cherish; to clasp

Definitions

  1. to hug, embrace; cherish; to clasp

Ancestry of “clyppan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklupjanąto grip, grasp, clasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeangelb(ʰ)-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “clyppan”

  • clip
  • clips
  • clasp
  • clipping
  • clipboard
  • clipper
  • unclasp
  • handclasp
  • unclip
  • clipless
  • hairclip
  • clasper
  • subclip
  • hemoclip
  • claspeth
  • enclasp
  • noseclip
  • claspin
  • endoclip
  • clippie
  • reclasp
  • reclip
  • microclip
  • clippable
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