Where does “Jomer” come from?

Jomer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German jāmer, from Old High German jāmar, from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar, from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz, from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

Jomer (Luxembourgish): the Devil

Definitions

  1. the Devil

Ancestry of “Jomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjāmer—
2Old High Germanjāmarsuffering, sorrow, misery
3Proto-West Germanic*jāmarmiserable
4Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jēmaraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jāmar →