Where does “einklemmen” come from?

einklemmen (German) comes from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

einklemmen (German): to pinch something e.g. one's finger

Definitions

  1. to pinch something e.g. one's finger

Ancestry of “einklemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “einklemmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →