Morpheme
Clasp
Type
free base
Denotation
clip, embrace
Etymology
Middle English claspe; of unknown origin but possibly metathesis of clapse
Evidence
clasp, clasped, clasper, claspin, clasping, clasplike, clasps, enclasp, enclasped, enclasping, enclaspment, enclasps, handclasp, reclasp, unclasp, unclasped
Notes
phonosemantic <cl> denoting “physical feeling or action of gripping, gathering, or lumping”
