Where does “klemmen” come from?

klemmen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon klemmian, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonklemmianto clamp
2Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
3Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

Words derived from “klemmen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Old Saxon klemmian →
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