Where does “clemmen” come from?
clemmen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.
clemmen (Middle Dutch): to be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp
Definitions
- to be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp
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