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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- klemmen German
- af Dutch, Flemish
- afklemmen Dutch, Flemish
- beklemkrecht Dutch, Flemish
- beklemmen Dutch, Flemish
- beklemming Dutch, Flemish
- omklemmen Dutch, Flemish
- *klamjaną Proto-Germanic
- clemmen Middle Dutch
- klemar Ido
- klemegar Ido
- klem Afrikaans
- *klemmen Old Dutch
- klemmian Old Saxon
- klèmme Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish