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

clyppan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic klupjaną

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

via Proto-Germanic *klumpijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*klumpijaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block

Words derived from “clyppan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klupjaną →