Where does “Imm” come from?

Imm (German Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

Imm (German Low German): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “Imm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi-Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī
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