Where does “klemme” come from?

klemme (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

klemme (Central Franconian): to climb

Definitions

  1. to climb

Ancestry of “klemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklemmen—
2Old High Germanklemmen—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old High German klemmen →