Where does “hæpse” come from?

hæpse (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

hæpse (Old English): hasp; clasp; fastening

Definitions

  1. hasp; clasp; fastening

Ancestry of “hæpse”, step by step

hæpse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic haspijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaspijǭclasp; hasp; reel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Proto-Germanic hapsijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichapsijǭhasp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kamb-bent; to bend; crook; crooked; bent

Words derived from “hæpse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ →
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