Where does “jammerlighed” come from?

jammerlighed (Danish) comes from Danish jammerlig, 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.

jammerlighed (Danish): pitifulness

Definitions

  1. pitifulness

Ancestry of “jammerlighed”, step by step

jammerlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish jammerlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjammerligwretched
2Danishjammerwail, moan, woe
3Middle Low Germanjammer—
4Old High Germanjāmarsuffering, sorrow, misery
5Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
6Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar →