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Where does “klampe” come from?

klampe (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic klampō — clamp, clasp, cramp.

klampe (Middle Dutch): a clamp, hook

Definitions

  1. a clamp, hook

Ancestry of “klampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklampōclamp, clasp, cramp

Words derived from “klampe”

  • clamp
  • clamping
  • clampdown
  • clamper
  • unclamp
  • reclamp
  • clamplike
  • clampless
  • wheelclamping
  • preclamping
  • clampee
  • clampy
  • clampable
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