klemmen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈklɛmə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to clamp, to squeeze
  • (intransitive) to jam, to not move smoothly

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch clemmen inherited from Old Dutch *klemmen inherited from Proto-Germanic *klamjaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*klamjaną

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