Where does “imme” come from?

imme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch imbi, from Proto-West Germanic imbī, from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- — stinging insect, bee.

Ancestry of “imme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchimbi—
2Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee

Words derived from “imme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European a(m)pi- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic imbī →Every word from Old Dutch imbi →