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Where does “klemmen” come from?

klemmen (German) comes from Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

klemmen (German): to jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...

Definitions

  1. to jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...

Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanklemmen—
2Old High Germanklemmen—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

Words derived from “klemmen”

  • klemme
  • Klemmbrett
  • verklemmen
  • verklemmt
  • beklemmen
  • klemar
  • klemegar
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