Where does “ȝimme” come from?

ȝimme (Middle English) comes from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic gimmu, from Latin gemma — A bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

Ancestry of “ȝimme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġimmgem
2Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...
Every word from Latin gemmaEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gimmuEvery word from Old English ġimm
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