Where does “klemmian” come from?

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

klemmian (Old Saxon): to clamp

Definitions

  1. to clamp

Ancestry of “klemmian”, step by step

klemmian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *klammjan

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

via Proto-West Germanic *klammjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*klammjanto clamp

Words derived from “klemmian”

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