The Grammarphobia Blog: Let’s swap “swap” was probably onomatopoeic in origin. That is to say, it means what it sounds like—a clap or a smack. by the late 1300s, it was being used with the apparent sense of “to ‘strike hands’ in token of an agreement or bargain.”
Web Excursions 2021-09-28
Web Excursions 2021-09-28
Web Excursions 2021-09-28
The Grammarphobia Blog: Let’s swap “swap” was probably onomatopoeic in origin. That is to say, it means what it sounds like—a clap or a smack. by the late 1300s, it was being used with the apparent sense of “to ‘strike hands’ in token of an agreement or bargain.”