Where does “klemme” come from?

klemme (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.

klemme (German): inflection of klemmen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of klemmen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “klemme”, 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 →