Where does “iemker” come from?
iemker (Dutch) comes from Dutch imme, from Middle Dutch imme, from Old Dutch imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.
iemker (Dutch): beekeeper
Ancestry of “iemker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | imme | beeswarm; honeybee |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | imme | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | imbi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | imbī | bee; beeswarm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | a(m)pi- | stinging insect, bee |