Where does “timmer” come from?
timmer (Dutch) comes from Dutch timmeren, from Middle Dutch timmeren, from Old Dutch timbren, from Proto-Germanic *timrijan, from Proto-Germanic timrijaną, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
timmer (Dutch): building, construction; construction work; room,...
Definitions
- building, construction; construction work; room,...
Ancestry of “timmer”, step by step
timmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch timmeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | timmeren | to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | timmeren | to build |
| 3 | Old Dutch | timbren | to build |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *timrijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrijaną | to construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |