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
- to clamp, to squeeze; to jam, to not move...
Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | clemmen | to be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp |
| 2 | Old Dutch | klemmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *klammjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klamjaną | to clamp; to squeeze |
Words derived from “klemmen”