Where does “imker” come from?

imker (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.

imker (Dutch): beekeeper

Definitions

  1. beekeeper

Ancestry of “imker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchimmebeeswarm; honeybee
2Middle Dutchimme—
3Old Dutchimbi—
4Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee

Words derived from “imker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old Dutch imbi →