Where does “tømmer” come from?

tømmer (Danish) comes from Old Danish tymbær, from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tømmer (Danish): timber

Definitions

  1. timber

Ancestry of “tømmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishtymbærtimber
2Old Norsetimbrtimber
3Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “tømmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Old Norse timbr →
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