Where does “beklemmen” come from?
beklemmen (German) comes from German klemmen, from Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.
beklemmen (German): to oppress
Ancestry of “beklemmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | klemmen | to jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klemmen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klemmen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *klammjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klamjaną | to clamp; to squeeze |