Where does “klamra” come from?

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

klamra (Polish): buckle, clasp

Definitions

  1. buckle, clasp

Ancestry of “klamra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklammercomparative degree of klamm
2Middle High Germanklammer—
3Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
4Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze

Words derived from “klamra”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klamjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *klammjan →Every word from Middle High German klammer →