Where does “jammerlig” come from?

jammerlig (Danish) comes from Danish jammer, 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.

jammerlig (Danish): wretched

Definitions

  1. wretched

Ancestry of “jammerlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjammerwail, moan, woe
2Middle Low Germanjammer—
3Old High Germanjāmarsuffering, sorrow, misery
4Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
5Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “jammerlig”

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