Where does “tvättklämma” come from?

tvättklämma (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvätt, from Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tvättklämma (Swedish): a clothespin, a clothes peg

Definitions

  1. a clothespin, a clothes peg

Ancestry of “tvättklämma”, step by step

tvättklämma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tvätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvättlaundry; a wash
2Old Norseþváttrthe act of washing, laundry, washing
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Swedish klämma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklämmaa clamp, a paperclip; to squeeze
2Old Swedishklæmmato squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →