An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Klampe

by Friedrich Kluge

Klampe, f., ‘clamp,’ not yet found in MidHG.; from LG.; comp. Du. klamp, ‘cramp, cleats.’ The strictly HG. form is Klampfe (Bav., Austr.), ‘cramp’; comp. Du. klamp, E. clamp, and the equiv. Scand. klampi.