Where does “Gerkäämerke” come from?
Gerkäämerke (Limburgish) comes from Limburgish Gerkaamer, from Dutch gerven, from Middle Dutch gerwen, from Old Dutch gerwen, from Proto-West Germanic garwijan, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “Gerkäämerke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limburgish | Gerkaamer | sacristy |
| 2 | Dutch | gerven | to tan (leather), to prepare |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gerwen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gerwen | to prepare, to make ready; to finish, to decorate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | garwijan | to prepare, to ready |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |