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Where does “jammern” come from?

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

jammern (German): to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge

Definitions

  1. to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge

Ancestry of “jammern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjāmern—
2Old High Germanāmarōn—

Words derived from “jammern”

  • Jammertal
  • jammer
  • jamrati
  • jambrati
Every word from Old High German āmarōn →