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

Definitions

  1. female lamb

Ancestry of “gimbur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegimbr—
2Proto-Germanicgimrīyearling, female lamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰim-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰim- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gimrī →Every word from Old Norse gimbr →