Feminine

crampe

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(feminine) cramp (muscular contraction)
(feminine) iron clamp

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁɑ̃p/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

In summary

From a Middle French crampe, from Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampō or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampô (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”). More at cramp.