Where does “klemme” come from?

klemme (Danish) comes from Middle Low German klemmen, from Old Saxon klemmian, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

klemme (Danish): clothespin; to squeeze; to jam

Definitions

  1. clothespin; to squeeze; to jam

Ancestry of “klemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanklemmen—
2Old Saxonklemmianto clamp
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old Saxon klemmian →