Where does “imir” come from?

imir (Irish) comes from Middle Irish imrid, from Old Irish imm·beir.

imir (Irish): play; cheat

Definitions

  1. play; cheat

Ancestry of “imir”, step by step

imir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish imrid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishimridcarry around
2Old Irishimm·beir

via Albanian i mirë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniani mirë

Words derived from “imir

Every word from Old Irish imm·beirEvery word from Middle Irish imrid
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