Where does “timmeren” come from?

timmeren (Dutch) comes 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.

timmeren (Dutch): to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to...

Definitions

  1. to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to...

Ancestry of “timmeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtimmerento build
2Old Dutchtimbrento build
3Proto-Germanic*timrijan—
4Proto-Germanictimrijanąto construct, build
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “timmeren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrijaną →
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