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

Definitions

  1. to oppress

Ancestry of “beklemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklemmento jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...
2Middle High Germanklemmen—
3Old High Germanklemmen—
4Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
5Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old High German klemmen →