Where does “klèmme” come from?

klèmme (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch clemmen, from Old Dutch klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

klèmme (Limburgish): to trap, hold between to or more

Definitions

  1. to trap, hold between to or more

Ancestry of “klèmme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchclemmento be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp
2Old Dutchklemmen—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old Dutch klemmen →