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Where does “mimmer” come from?

mimmer (English) comes from English mammer, from Middle English mameren, from Old English māmrian, from Proto-Germanic maimrōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mimmer (English): To dote; dream; mammer; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. To dote; dream; mammer; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “mimmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmammerTo hesitate; To mumble or stammer from doubt or...
2Middle Englishmamerento hesitate, be undecided, waver, mutter
3Old Englishmāmrianto think out, design
4Proto-Germanicmaimrōnąto think, be in thought, think out, ponder; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mimmer”

  • mimmerkin
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