Where does “Klemmbrett” come from?

Klemmbrett (German) comes from German brett, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Klemmbrett (German): clipboard

Definitions

  1. clipboard

Ancestry of “Klemmbrett”, step by step

Klemmbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrettboard, plank
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret—
4Proto-West Germanic*bred—
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German klemmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklemmento jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...
2Middle High Germanklemmen—
3Old High Germanklemmen—
4Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
5Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →