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Where does “immer” come from?

immer (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.

immer (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of emmer; always

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of emmer; always

Ancestry of “immer”, 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 “immer”

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