Where does “imme” come from?

imme (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch imme, from Old Dutch imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

imme (Dutch): beeswarm; honeybee

Definitions

  1. beeswarm; honeybee

Ancestry of “imme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “imme”

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