Where does “umklammern” come from?

umklammern (German) comes from German klammern, 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.

umklammern (German): to clutch, clasp, grip; to embrace

Definitions

  1. to clutch, clasp, grip; to embrace

Ancestry of “umklammern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklammernto cling
2Middle High Germanklammern—
3Old High Germanklammarōn—
4Proto-Germanicklammarōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglem-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klammarōną →