Where does “gimbur” come from?
gimbur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gimbr, from Proto-Germanic gimrī, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰim-.
gimbur (Icelandic): female lamb
Ancestry of “gimbur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gimbr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gimrī | yearling, female lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰim- | — |