Where does “klemma” come from?

klemma (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klemma (Icelandic): clamp, clip; peg; tight spot, jam, pickle

Definitions

  1. clamp, clip; peg; tight spot, jam, pickle

Ancestry of “klemma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklimbanąto climb
2Proto-Germanicklībanąto stick, cling to
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “klemma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- →
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