Where does “mimmerkin” come from?
mimmerkin (English) comes from English mimmer, 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.
mimmerkin (English): A dotard; A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf...
Definitions
- A dotard; A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf...
Ancestry of “mimmerkin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mimmer | To dote; dream; mammer; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | English | mammer | To hesitate; To mumble or stammer from doubt or... |
| 3 | Middle English | mameren | to hesitate, be undecided, waver, mutter |
| 4 | Old English | māmrian | to think out, design |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maimrōną | to think, be in thought, think out, ponder; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |