Where does “clemeren” come from?
clemeren (Middle English) comes from Middle English clamb, from Middle English climben, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
clemeren (Middle English): to climb, clamber; to crawl, creep
Definitions
- to climb, clamber; to crawl, creep
Ancestry of “clemeren”, step by step
clemeren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English clamb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | clamb | — |
| 2 | Middle English | climben | To climb or scale; To soar or move upwards; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English clam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | clam | pincers, vice, clamp; viscous, sticky; slimy |
| 2 | Old English | clām | clay, mud; paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *klaim | clay, mortar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaimaz | clay, mortar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via Middle English clemb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | clemb | — |