Where does “Schraubzwinge” come from?

Schraubzwinge (German) comes from German schrauben — to screw (fasten something with screws, remove by unscrewing).

Schraubzwinge (German): clamp

Definitions

  1. clamp

Ancestry of “Schraubzwinge”, step by step

Schraubzwinge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schrauben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschraubento screw (fasten something with screws, remove by unscrewing)

via German Zwinge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwingevise such as a bench vise

Words derived from “Schraubzwinge

Every word from German schrauben