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Where does “klammern” come from?

klammern (German) comes from Middle High German klammern, from Old High German klammarōn, from Proto-Germanic klammarōną, from Proto-Indo-European glem-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klammern (German): to cling

Definitions

  1. to cling

Ancestry of “klammern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklammern—
2Old High Germanklammarōn—
3Proto-Germanicklammarōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klammern”

  • Klammeraffe
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