An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Klampe
Friedrich Kluge2511770An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Klampe1891John Francis Davis

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.