Where does “Nominalklammer” come from?

Nominalklammer (German) comes from German nominal, from Latin nōminālis, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Nominalklammer (German): A [[syntax

Definitions

  1. A [[syntax

Ancestry of “Nominalklammer”, step by step

Nominalklammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nominal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannominalnominal
2Latinnōminālisnominal (of a name)
3Latinnōmenname
4Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via German klammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklammercomparative degree of klamm
2Middle High Germanklammer—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →