Where does “gimme” come from?

gimme (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 “gimme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġimmgem
2Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

Words derived from “gimme”

Every word from Latin gemma →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gimmu →Every word from Old English ġimm →