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Where does “yarm” come from?

yarm (English) comes from Middle English ȝarm, from Middle English ȝarmen, from Old English gyrman, from Proto-Germanic germijaną — to bleat.

yarm (English): To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise;...

Definitions

  1. To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise;...

Ancestry of “yarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishȝarm—
2Middle Englishȝarmen—
3Old Englishgyrman—
4Proto-Germanicgermijanąto bleat
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