Where does “Imme” come from?

Imme (German) comes from Middle High German imbe, from Old High German imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

Imme (German): bee; a swarm of bees

Definitions

  1. bee; a swarm of bees

Ancestry of “Imme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanimbebee; swarm of bees
2Old High Germanimbibee; beeswarm
3Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old High German imbi →
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