Where does “zimber” come from?

zimber (German) comes from Latin Cimbri, from Ancient Greek Κίμβροι.

zimber (German): Cimbrian speaker of a Bavarian variety found in language islands in northeastern Italy

Definitions

  1. Cimbrian speaker of a Bavarian variety found in language islands in northeastern Italy

Ancestry of “zimber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCimbrithe Cimbri, a tribe generally thought to have been from northern Germany or Jutland which invaded southern Europe
2Ancient GreekΚίμβροι—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κίμβροι →Every word from Latin Cimbri →