Where does “clemman” come from?

clemman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.

clemman (Old English): to press; to squeeze or squash

Definitions

  1. to press; to squeeze or squash

Ancestry of “clemman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clemman”

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