Where does “klemegar” come from?
klemegar (Ido) comes from Ido klemar, 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.
klemegar (Ido): to cram, crush, block
Definitions
- to cram, crush, block
Ancestry of “klemegar”, step by step
klemegar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido klemar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | klemar | to press closely together, squeeze, tighten,... |
| 2 | German | klemmen | to jam, to clamp; to be jammed, to be stuck; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | klemmen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | klemmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *klammjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klamjaną | to clamp; to squeeze |
via Proto-Turkic eg-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | eg- | to bend |