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2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means to cut something short, or a device used to fasten things together
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klippa
Old Norse · medieval
"to cut"
to cut, to shear
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Stage 2 of 2
clip
English · 1200s
"to cut something short, or to fasten with a device"
settled as the standard English word for cutting or fastening something
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