An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Klampe

by Friedrich Kluge

Klampe, feminine, ‘clamp,’ not yet found in Middle High German; from Low German; compare Dutch klamp, ‘cramp, cleats.’ The strictly High German form is Klampfe (Bavarian, Austrian), ‘cramp’; compare Dutch klamp, English clamp, and the equivalent Scandinavian klampi.