Where does “klemmen” come from?

klemmen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch clemmen, from Old Dutch klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

klemmen (Dutch): to clamp, to squeeze; to jam, to not move...

Definitions

  1. to clamp, to squeeze; to jam, to not move...

Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclemmento be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp
2Old Dutchklemmen—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

Words derived from “klemmen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old Dutch klemmen →