Where does “majemen” come from?
majemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch majem, from Yiddish מים, from English meme, from French mémé, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
majemen (Dutch): to rain
Definitions
- to rain
Ancestry of “majemen”, step by step
majemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch majem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | majem | water; city canal |
| 2 | Yiddish | מים | water |
| 3 | English | meme | Any unit of cultural information, such as a... |
| 4 | French | mémé | Grandma, granny, nana |
| 5 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 6 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 7 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |