Where does “clip” come from?

clip (Spanish) comes 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.

clip (Spanish): paper clip; clip

Definitions

  1. paper clip; clip

Ancestry of “clip”, step by step

clip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclipTo grip tightly; To fasten with a clip; To hug,...
2Middle Englishclippen—
3Old Englishclyppanto hug, embrace; cherish; to clasp
4Proto-Germanicklupjanąto grip, grasp, clasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangelb(ʰ)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Spanish videoclip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvideoclipmusic video
2Englishvideoclip—

Words derived from “clip”

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