Where does “jammer” come from?

jammer (Danish) comes from Middle Low German jammer, from Old High German jāmar, from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar, from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

jammer (Danish): wail, moan, woe

Definitions

  1. wail, moan, woe

Ancestry of “jammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanjammer—
2Old High Germanjāmarsuffering, sorrow, misery
3Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
4Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “jammer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar →