Where does “klammer” come from?

klammer (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

Ancestry of “klammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
2Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

Words derived from “klammer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →