Where does “Wäscheklammer” come from?

Wäscheklammer (German) comes from German Wäsche, from Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Wäscheklammer (German): clothes peg, clothespin

Definitions

  1. clothes peg, clothespin

Ancestry of “Wäscheklammer”, step by step

Wäscheklammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wäsche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWäscheclothes, especially underwear; laundry; washing
2Old High Germanwascan—
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via German klammer

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

Words derived from “Wäscheklammer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →