Where does “klamerka” come from?

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

klamerka (Polish): clothes peg, clothespin

Definitions

  1. clothes peg, clothespin

Ancestry of “klamerka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishklamrabuckle, clasp
2Germanklammercomparative degree of klamm
3Middle High Germanklammer—
4Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
5Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Middle High German klammer →