Where does “aymer” come from?
aymer (Middle English) comes from Old English ǣmyrġe, from Proto-West Germanic aimuʀjā, from Proto-Germanic aimuzjǭ, from Proto-Germanic aimaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
Ancestry of “aymer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ǣmyrġe | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aimuʀjā | embers, hot coals |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aimuzjǭ | ember, hot ash; pyre |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aimaz | steam, smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
Words derived from “aymer”