Where does “Klammer” come from?

Klammer (German) comes from Middle High German klammer, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

Klammer (German): clamp

Definitions

  1. clamp

Ancestry of “Klammer”, step by step

Klammer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German klammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklammer—
2Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
3Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

via Middle High German klamere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklamere—

via Middle High German klamer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklamer—
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Middle High German klammer →