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Where does “emmer” come from?

emmer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch iomer, from Proto-Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

emmer (Middle Dutch): always; at least, in any case; at all costs

Definitions

  1. always; at least, in any case; at all costs

Ancestry of “emmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchiomeralways
2Proto-Germanic*maiʀō—
3Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “emmer”

  • immer
  • immers
  • immer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →