Where does “jammer” come from?

jammer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch jammer, from Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iāmer, from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

jammer (Afrikaans): sorry

Definitions

  1. sorry

Ancestry of “jammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjammerunfortunate, sad; too bad, a pity
2Middle Dutchjammer—
3Old Dutchiāmer—
4Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Old Dutch iāmer →