Where does “hæsp” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hæsp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaspija—
2Proto-Germanichaspijǭclasp; hasp; reel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “hæsp”

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