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
- to jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to...
Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step
klemmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German klemmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | klemmen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | klemmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *klammjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klamjaną | to clamp; to squeeze |
via Proto-West Germanic *klammjan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *klammjan | to clamp |