Etymology

hasp

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Today it means: A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door. Full definition →

Middle English haspe ← Old English hæsp ← Proto-West Germanic *haspijā
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kamb-“to bend; crook”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*haspijǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*haspijā
  4. Old English · inherited fromhæsp
  5. Middle English · inherited fromhaspe
  6. English todayhasp

From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-West Germanic *haspijā, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend; crook”). Cognate with Middle Dutch haspe, Middle Low German haspe, hespe, German Low German Haspel (“spindle of yarn”), German Häspe, Danish haspe, Swedish hasp, Icelandic hespa (“clamp; hasp; skein of yarn”).

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