Where does “timber” come from?
Timber comes from Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem-.
timber (English): Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;...
Definitions
- Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;...
Ancestry of “timber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tymber | — |
| 2 | Old English | timber | timber; a building; the act of building |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “timber”