Where does “Kaminzimmer” come from?

Kaminzimmer (German) comes from German Zimmer, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Kaminzimmer (German): fireplace room

Definitions

  1. fireplace room

Ancestry of “Kaminzimmer”, step by step

Kaminzimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via German kamîn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankamînfireplace
2Middle High Germankamîn—
3Old High Germankemîn—
4Latincamīnusfireplace
5Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *timr →