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Where does “yammer” come from?

yammer (English) comes from Middle Dutch jammeren.

yammer (English): To complain peevishly; To talk loudly and...

Definitions

  1. To complain peevishly; To talk loudly and...

Ancestry of “yammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjammeren—

Words derived from “yammer”

  • yammerer
Every word from Middle Dutch jammeren →