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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *klēp-, -b-
Meaning: to take in one's arms
Russ. meaning: обнимать
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Proto-Baltic: *klē̂p- / *klē̂b- (1) vb. tr., *klē̃b-ia-/klē̃p-ia- c.
Meaning: take in one's arms
Lithuanian: klḗbti (žem.) `in die ausgebreiteten Arme nehmen, umarmen', klēbī̃-s `ausgebreitete Arme, Armvoll'
Lettish: pìe-klẽpt `anschliessen', klèpi-s `Schoss; Schossvoll (als Massbestimmung)'
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xlēftarō(n)
Meaning: armful
Low German: { lachter 'Klafter' }
Middle High German: lāfter, lāchter, lōchter m., f., n. `Klafter'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 979
Root: klēp-
English meaning: to hold in the arms, in one's lap
German meaning: `mit den Armen und im Schoß zusammenhalten'?
Material: Mhd. lāfter `Klafter', lett. klèpis `Schoß, Schoßvoll', lit. klėbỹs `Armweite, Klafter, Armvoll' (b vielleicht nach glėbỹs `Armvoll'). Anlautvariante neben lit. glėbỹs, nhd. Klafter? (s. oben S. 359 unter gel- `ballen'). - Ahd. halftra `Halfter', lit. kìlpa `Schlinge, Steighügel' (Persson) s. unter skel- `spalten'.
References: WP. I 498, Būga Kalba ir s. I 71, Mühlenbach-Endzelin II 224.
Pages: 604
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