Where does “Ammer” come from?

Ammer (German) comes from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

Ammer (German): bunting

Definitions

  1. bunting

Ancestry of “Ammer”, step by step

Ammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amārus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamārusbitter (taste)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Middle High German amer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanamerspelt
2Old High Germanamarobunting, ammer; yellowhammer
3Old High Germanamar—

Words derived from “Ammer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós →Every word from Latin amārus →