Where does “Musterbeutelklammer” come from?

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

Musterbeutelklammer (German): split pin

Definitions

  1. split pin

Ancestry of “Musterbeutelklammer”, step by step

Musterbeutelklammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklammercomparative degree of klamm
2Middle High Germanklammer
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

via German Musterbeutel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMusterbeutel
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *klammjanEvery word from Middle High German klammer