Where does “jammer” come from?

jammer (German) comes from German jammern, from Middle High German jāmern, from Old High German āmarōn.

jammer (German): inflection of jammern: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of jammern: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “jammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjammernto wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge
2Middle High Germanjāmern—
3Old High Germanāmarōn—
Every word from Old High German āmarōn →Every word from Middle High German jāmern →Every word from German jammern →