Where does “klemmen” come from?
klemmen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *klammjan, from Proto-Germanic klamjaną — to clamp; to squeeze.
Ancestry of “klemmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *klammjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klamjaną | to clamp; to squeeze |