Where does “gimmer” come from?

gimmer (English) comes from Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr, from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

gimmer (English): A ewe between one and two years old

Definitions

  1. A ewe between one and two years old

Ancestry of “gimmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgimbyre—
2Old Norsegymbrewe-lamb
3Proto-Germanicgimrį̄A yearling lamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gimrį̄ →Every word from Old Norse gymbr →